Silicone compounds

ABSTRACT

The present application relates to silicone compounds, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such silicone compounds, and processes for making and using such compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such compositions. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs yet which changes its hydrophilicity/charge and/or demonstrates cleavage of the functionalized silicone&#39;s functionalization when desired.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present application relates to silicone compounds, compositions,packaged products and displays comprising such silicone compounds, andprocesses for making and using such compositions, packaged products anddisplays comprising such compositions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Functionalized silicones such as aminosilicones provide numerousbenefits including fabric softness, hair conditioning, fabricanti-wrinkle control, shape maintenance, stain control, and color care.Unfortunately, functionalized silicones can reduce the benefits ofcompositions, such as cleaning compositions, if such compositions arenot formulated with the use of functionalized silicones in mind and/orhave other use limitations.

Applicants recognized that such formulation challenge is rooted in thecharge of functionalized silicones as the degree of charge and degree offunctionalization are interrelated and/or the ability of thefunctionalized portion of the functionalized silicone to cleave fromsuch functionalized silicone. While one can alter the charge offunctionalized silicones by reducing the overall functionalizationcontent of the silicone, such alteration can result in negatives such asa loss in the primary benefits of the functionalized silicones. Forexample, the reduction of the amino functionalization of anaminosilicone can result in a loss in feel and/or benefit deliveryeffectiveness. Thus, what is needed are functionalized silicones thatretain all the primary benefits of a functionalized silicone during use,yet which change their hydrophilicity/charge and/or demonstratescleavage of the functionalized silicone's functionalization whendesired, for example, after use. Applicants provide such a silicone byincorporating a moiety comprising a cleavable bond between the siliconebackbone and the desired functionalization.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application relates to silicone compounds, compositions,packaged products and displays comprising such silicone compounds, andprocesses for making and using such compositions, packaged products anddisplays comprising such compositions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Definitions

As used herein “consumer product” means baby care, beauty care, fabric &home care, family care, feminine care, health care, snack and/orbeverage products or devices intended to be used or consumed in the formin which it is sold, and not intended for subsequent commercialmanufacture or modification. Such products include but are not limitedto diapers, bibs, wipes; products for and/or methods relating totreating hair (human, dog, and/or cat), including, bleaching, coloring,dyeing, conditioning, shampooing, styling; deodorants andantiperspirants; personal cleansing; cosmetics; skin care includingapplication of creams, lotions, and other topically applied products forconsumer use; and shaving products, products for and/or methods relatingto treating fabrics, hard surfaces and any other surfaces in the area offabric and home care, including: air care, car care, dishwashing, fabricconditioning (including softening), laundry detergency, laundry andrinse additive and/or care, hard surface cleaning and/or treatment, andother cleaning for consumer or institutional use; products and/ormethods relating to bath tissue, facial tissue, paper handkerchiefs,and/or paper towels; tampons, feminine napkins; products and/or methodsrelating to oral care including toothpastes, tooth gels, tooth rinses,denture adhesives, tooth whitening; over-the-counter health careincluding cough and cold remedies, pain relievers, RX pharmaceuticals,pet health and nutrition, and water purification; processed foodproducts intended primarily for consumption between customary meals oras a meal accompaniment (non-limiting examples include potato chips,tortilla chips, popcorn, pretzels, corn chips, cereal bars, vegetablechips or crisps, snack mixes, party mixes, multigrain chips, snackcrackers, cheese snacks, pork rinds, corn snacks, pellet snacks,extruded snacks and bagel chips); and coffee.

As used herein, the term “cleaning and/or treatment composition”includes, unless otherwise indicated, granular or powder-formall-purpose or “heavy-duty” washing agents, especially cleaningdetergents; solid, granular or powder or beads-form fabric freshening orfabric care compositions; liquid, gel or paste-form all-purpose washingagents, especially the so-called heavy-duty liquid types; liquidfine-fabric detergents; hand dishwashing agents or light dutydishwashing agents, especially those of the high-foaming type; machinedishwashing agents, including the various tablet, granular, liquid andrinse-aid types for household and institutional use; liquid cleaning anddisinfecting agents, including antibacterial hand-wash types, cleaningbars, mouthwashes, denture cleaners, dentifrice, car or carpet shampoos,bathroom cleaners; hair shampoos and hair-rinses; shower gels and foambaths and metal cleaners; fabric care composition; as well as cleaningauxiliaries such as bleach additives and “stain-stick” or pre-treattypes, substrate-laden products such as dryer added sheets, dry andwetted wipes and pads, nonwoven substrates, and sponges; as well assprays and mists.

As used herein, the term “fabric care composition” includes, unlessotherwise indicated, fabric softening compositions, fabric enhancingcompositions, fabric freshening compositions and combinations thereof.

As used herein, the term “amine” includes, unless otherwise indicated,primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary amines.

As used herein, the articles such as “a” and “an” when used in a claim,are understood to mean one or more of what is claimed or described.

As used herein, the terms “include”, “includes” and “including” aremeant to be synonymous with the phrase “including but not limited to”.

As used herein, the term “solid” includes granular, powder, bar andtablet product forms.

As used herein, the term “situs” includes paper products, fabrics,garments, hard surfaces, hair and skin.

Unless otherwise noted, all component or composition levels are inreference to the active portion of that component or composition, andare exclusive of impurities, for example, residual solvents orby-products, which may be present in commercially available sources ofsuch components or compositions.

All percentages and ratios are calculated by weight unless otherwiseindicated. All percentages and ratios are calculated based on the totalcomposition unless otherwise indicated.

It should be understood that every maximum numerical limitation giventhroughout this specification includes every lower numerical limitation,as if such lower numerical limitations were expressly written herein.Every minimum numerical limitation given throughout this specificationwill include every higher numerical limitation, as if such highernumerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every numericalrange given throughout this specification will include every narrowernumerical range that falls within such broader numerical range, as ifsuch narrower numerical ranges were all expressly written herein.

Combinations

-   A. A silicone compound comprising a silicone moiety, a moiety    comprising a functional group and a moiety comprising a cleavable    bond, said moiety comprising said cleavable bond linking said    silicone moiety and said moiety comprising said functional group is    disclosed.-   B. The silicone compound according to Paragraph A wherein said    silicone moiety has the formula:

[R₁R₂R₃SiO_(1/2)]_((j+2l+2))[R₄R₅SiO_(2/2)]_(m)[R₆SiO_(3/2)]_(j)[SiO_(4/2)]_(l)

-   -   wherein:        -   a) j is an integer from 0 to 150, preferably from 0 to 50,            more preferably from 0 to 20;        -   b) m is an integer from 0 to 1500, preferably 1 to 1500,            more preferably from 20 to 1000, most preferably from 20 to            400;        -   c) 1 is an integer from 0 to 150, preferably from 0 to 150,            more preferably from 0 to 50, most preferably from 0 to 20;            with the provisio j+m+l equals an integer greater than or            equal to 1;        -   d) each of R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅ and R₆ moiety is independently            selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl,            C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ substituted            aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl, C₁-C₃₂            alkoxy and C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy, and —X_(t)-A-Y, where            in index t is 0 or 1, with the provisio that at least one of            the moieties R₁ through R₆=—X_(t)-A-Y;            -   (i) each X moiety is independently, a substituted or                unsubstituted divalent alkylene radical comprising 1-24                carbon atoms, preferably 1-16 carbon atoms, more                preferably 1-12 carbon atoms, most preferably 2-12                carbon atoms;            -   (ii) each A moiety is independently selected from the                group consisting of

-   -   -   -    E=electron withdrawing group, preferably E is selected                from the group consisting of O, S, an aryl moiety and an                alkene moiety,

-   -   -   -    E=electron withdrawing group, preferably E is selected                from the group consisting of O, S, a halide, an aryl                moiety and an alkene moiety;

-   -   -   -    E=electron withdrawing group, preferably E is selected                from the group consisting of O, S, an aryl moiety and an                alkene moiety;

-   -   -   -    wherein each T is selected from an electron withdrawing                group E or R₇, with the proviso that at least one T is                E; preferably E is selected from the group consisting of                O, S, an aryl moiety and an alkene moiety; each R₇                moiety for each A moiety is independently selected from                the group consisting of H, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂                substituted alkyl, C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ substituted aryl,                C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl; and            -   each Z for each A moiety is independently selected from                the group consisting of:

-   -   -   -   where p is an integer from 1-32, preferably p is an                integer form 1-10, more preferably p is an integer from                2 to 8, most preferably p in an integer from 2 to 4;            -   (ii) each Y moiety is independently selected from the                group consisting of a C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, a C₅-C₃₂ aryl, and a                C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl comprising at least one substituent                selected from the group consisting of an ether moiety,                an alkene moiety, an alkyne moiety, an aldehyde moiety,                a ketone moiety, an ester moiety, a carbonate moiety, an                amide moiety, a nitrile moiety, a peroxide moiety, an                acetal moiety, a hemiacetal moiety, a hemiketal moiety,                a ketal moiety, an orthoester moiety, orthocarbonate                ester, an imine moiety, an imide moiety, an azide                moiety, an azo moiety, a cyanate moiety, a nitrate                moiety, a nitrite moiety, a nitro moiety, a nitroso                moiety, an oxime, a sulfide moiety, a disulfide moiety,                a sulfoxide moiety, a sulfone moiety, a sulfinic acid                moiety, a sulfonic acid moiety, a thiocyanate moiety, a                thione moiety, a thial moiety, a phosphine moiety, a                phosphonic acid moiety, a phosphate moiety, a                phosphodiester moiety, a boronic acid moiety, a boronic                ester moiety, a borinic acid moiety, a borinic ester                moiety, an amino moiety, an epoxy moiety, an alkoxy                moiety, a hydroxy moiety, a thiol moiety, a halide                moiety, an oxyalkylene moiety, an anhydride moiety, a                carboxy moiety, a silane moiety, a siloxane moiety and a                quaternary ammonium moiety; preferably said at least one                substituent is selected from the group consisting of an                amino moiety, an epoxy moiety, an alkoxy moiety, a                hydroxy moiety, a thiol moiety, a halide moiety, an                oxyalkylene moiety, an anhydride moiety, a carboxy                moiety and a quaternary ammonium moiety; more preferably                said at least one substituent is selected from the group                consisting of an amino moiety, a hydroxy moiety, a thiol                moiety, a carboxy moiety and a quaternary ammonium                moiety.

-   C. A silicone compound according to Paragraphs A or B wherein each A    moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of:

-   D. A silicone compound according to Paragraphs A or B wherein each Y    moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of

wherein b is 0 or 1 with the proviso that when b=1, the positive chargeon the nitrogen is balanced by a suitable anion, preferably said anionis selected from the group consisting of methyl sulfate, chloride andbromide and each Z for each A moiety is independently selected from thegroup consisting of:

where p is an integer from 1-32, preferably p is an integer form 1-10,more preferably p is an integer from 2 to 8, most preferably p in aninteger from 2 to 4.

-   E. A silicone compound according to Paragraphs A through D wherein    each A-Y moiety is independently selected from the group consisting    of:

wherein b is 0 or 1, with the proviso that if b=1 then, the positivecharge on the nitrogen is balanced by a suitable anion, preferably saidanion is selected from the group consisting of methyl sulfate, chlorideand bromide and each Z for each A moiety is independently selected fromthe group consisting of:

where p is an integer from 1-32, preferably p is an integer form 1-10,more preferably p is an integer from 2 to 8, most preferably p in aninteger from 2 to 4.

-   F. A consumer product composition comprising:    -   a.) from about 0.001% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.05%        to about 7%, more preferably from about 0.1% to about 5%, most        preferably from about 1% to about 3% of a silicone compound        according to Paragraphs A through E; and    -   b.) a consumer product ingredient.-   G. A consumer product according to Paragraph F, said consumer    product being a cleaning and/or treatment composition.-   H. A cleaning and/or treatment composition according to Paragraphs F    or G, comprising a consumer product ingredient selected from the    group consisting of surfactants, color care polymers, deposition    aids, surfactant boosting polymers, pH adjusters, product color    stabilizers, preservatives, solvents, builders, chelating agents,    dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme    stabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach, bleach activators,    polymeric dispersing agents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition    agents, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, UV absorbers, perfume,    an additional perfume delivery system, structure elasticizing    agents, thickeners/structurants, fabric softeners, carriers,    hydrotropes, oligoamines, processing aids, hueing agents, pigments    and mixtures thereof.-   I. A consumer product comprising a silicone compound according to    Paragraphs A through E and packaging, preferably said packaging    comprises a silicone compound according to Paragraphs A through E    that is attached or adhered to said packaging. Such packing may take    any form including wrapping, or a container. Silicone compounds    according to Paragraphs A through E may be adhered or attached to    the exterior and/or the interior surface of such packaging. Said    packaging may comprise a container comprising a cap and said    silicone compounds according to Paragraphs A through E may be    adhered or attached to the exterior or interior surface of said cap.-   J. A display comprising a silicone compound according to Paragraphs    A through E and a display material, said silicone compound being    attached or adhered to said display material.-   K. The silicone compound disclosed in Paragraphs A through E herein    may be incorporated into solid particles, particularly polymeric    based particles. Examples of such polymeric particles may include    particles comprising polyethylene glycol, starches and    polysaccharides, polyvinyl alcohol, celluloses. Such particles may    additionally comprise additional components such as other benefit    agents, inorganic fillers such as carbonate, silicate, clay, metal    oxides. Particularly useful particles include particles based on    polyethylene glycol.

The consumer products of the present invention can be formulated intoany suitable form and prepared by any process chosen by the formulator,non-limiting examples of which are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,879,584;U.S. Pat. No. 5,691,297; U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,005; U.S. Pat. No.5,569,645; U.S. Pat. No. 5,565,422; U.S. Pat. No. 5,516,448; U.S. Pat.No. 5,489,392; U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,303 all of which are incorporatedherein by reference.

Method of Use and Treated Situs

Compositions containing the silicone compound disclosed herein can beused to clean or treat a situs inter alia a surface or fabric. Typicallyat least a portion of the situs is contacted with an embodiment ofApplicants' composition, in neat form or diluted in a liquor, forexample, a wash liquor and then the situs may be optionally washedand/or rinsed. In one aspect, a situs is optionally washed and/orrinsed, contacted with a particle according to the present invention orcomposition comprising said particle and then optionally washed and/orrinsed. For purposes of the present invention, washing includes but isnot limited to, scrubbing, and mechanical agitation. The fabric maycomprise most any fabric capable of being laundered or treated in normalconsumer use conditions. Liquors that may comprise the disclosedcompositions may have a pH of from about 3 to about 11.5. Suchcompositions are typically employed at concentrations of from about 500ppm to about 15,000 ppm in solution. When the wash solvent is water, thewater temperature typically ranges from about 5° C. to about 90° C. and,when the situs comprises a fabric, the water to fabric ratio istypically from about 1:1 to about 30:1.

A method of treating and/or cleaning a situs, said method comprising

-   -   a.) optionally washing and/or rinsing said situs;    -   b.) contacting said situs with a silicone compound according to        Paragraphs A through E and/or a consumer product according to        Paragraphs F through I; and    -   c.) optionally washing and/or rinsing said situs.

A situs treated with a silicone compound according to Paragraphs Athrough E and/or a consumer product according to Paragraphs F through Iis disclosed.

Adjunct Materials

While not essential for each consumer product embodiment of the presentinvention, the non-limiting list of adjuncts illustrated hereinafter aresuitable for use in the instant consumer products and may be desirablyincorporated in certain embodiments of the invention, for example toassist or enhance performance, for treatment of the substrate to becleaned, or to modify the aesthetics of the composition as is the casewith perfumes, colorants, dyes or the like. The precise nature of theseadditional components, and levels of incorporation thereof, will dependon the physical form of the composition and the nature of the operationfor which it is to be used. Suitable adjunct materials include, but arenot limited to surfactants, color care polymers, deposition aids,surfactant boosting polymers, pH adjusters, product color stabilizers,preservatives, solvents, builders, chelating agents, dye transferinhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers,catalytic materials, bleach, bleach activators, polymeric dispersingagents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, sudssuppressors, dyes, UV absorbers, perfume and perfume delivery systems,structure elasticizing agents, thickeners/structurants, fabricsofteners, carriers, hydrotropes, oligoamines, processing aids, hueingagents, and/or pigments.

As stated, the adjunct ingredients are not essential for each consumerproduct embodiment of the present invention. Thus, certain embodimentsof Applicants' compositions do not contain one or more of the followingadjuncts materials: surfactants, color care polymers, deposition aids,surfactant boosting polymers, pH adjusters, product color stabilizers,preservatives, solvents, builders, chelating agents, dye transferinhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers,catalytic materials, bleach, bleach activators, polymeric dispersingagents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, sudssuppressors, dyes, UV absorbers, perfume and perfume delivery systems,structure elasticizing agents, thickeners/structurants, fabricsofteners, carriers, hydrotropes, oligoamines, processing aids, hueingagents, and/or pigments. However, when one or more adjuncts is present,such one or more adjuncts may be present as detailed below.

Suitable Fabric Softening Actives

The fluid fabric enhancer compositions disclosed herein comprise afabric softening active (“FSA”). Suitable fabric softening actives,include, but are not limited to, materials selected from the groupconsisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, amines, fatty esters,sucrose esters, silicones, dispersible polyolefins, clays,polysaccharides, fatty acids, softening oils, polymer latexes andmixtures thereof.

Non-limiting examples of water insoluble fabric care benefit agentsinclude dispersible polyethylene and polymer latexes. These agents canbe in the form of emulsions, latexes, dispersions, suspensions, and thelike. In one aspect, they are in the form of an emulsion and/or a latex.Dispersible polyethylenes and polymer latexes can have a wide range ofparticle size diameters (χ₅₀) including but not limited to from about 1nm to about 100 μm; alternatively from about 10 nm to about 10 μm. Assuch, the particle sizes of dispersible polyethylenes and polymerlatexes are generally, but without limitation, smaller than silicones orother fatty oils. Generally, any surfactant suitable for making polymeremulsions or emulsion polymerizations of polymer latexes can be used tomake the water insoluble fabric care benefit agents of the presentinvention. Suitable surfactants consist of emulsifiers for polymeremulsions and latexes, dispersing agents for polymer dispersions andsuspension agents for polymer suspensions. Suitable surfactants includeanionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants, or combinations thereof. Inone aspect, such surfactants are nonionic and/or anionic surfactants. Inone aspect, the ratio of surfactant to polymer in the water insolublefabric care benefit agent is about 1:100 to about 1:2; alternativelyfrom about 1:50 to about 1:5, respectively. Suitable water insolublefabric care benefit agents include but are not limited to the examplesdescribed below.

Quat—

Suitable quats include but are not limited to, materials selected fromthe group consisting of ester quats, amide quats, imidazoline quats,alkyl quats, amdioester quats and mixtures thereof. Suitable ester quatsinclude but are not limited to, materials selected from the groupconsisting of monoester quats, diester quats, triester quats andmixtures thereof. In one aspect, a suitable ester quat isbis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methylsulphate fatty acid esterhaving a molar ratio of fatty acid moieties to amine moieties of from1.85 to 1.99, an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from16 to 18 carbon atoms and an iodine value of the fatty acid moieties,calculated for the free fatty acid, of from 0.5 to 140, or from 0.5 to60, from 15 to 50 or from 15 to 25. In one aspect, the cis-trans-ratioof double bonds of unsaturated fatty acid moieties of the bis (2hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methylsulphate fatty acid ester is from55:45 to 75:25, respectively. Suitable amide quats include but are notlimited to, materials selected from the group consisting of monoamidequats, diamide quats and mixtures thereof. Suitable alkyl quats includebut are not limited to, materials selected from the group consisting ofmono alkyl quats, dialkyl quats, trialkyl quats, tetraalkyl quats andmixtures thereof.

Amines—

Suitable amines include but are not limited to, materials selected fromthe group consisting of amidoesteramines, amidoamines, imidazolineamines, alkyl amines, amdioester amines and mixtures thereof. Suitableester amines include but are not limited to, materials selected from thegroup consisting of monoester amines, diester amines, triester aminesand mixtures thereof. Suitable amido quats include but are not limitedto, materials selected from the group consisting of monoamido amines,diamido amines and mixtures thereof. Suitable alkyl amines include butare not limited to, materials selected from the group consisting of monoalkylamines, dialkyl amines quats, trialkyl amines, and mixturesthereof.

In one embodiment, the fabric softening active is a quaternary ammoniumcompound suitable for softening fabric in a rinse step. In oneembodiment, the fabric softening active is formed from a compound of afatty acid and an aminoalcohol obtaining mixtures of mono-, di-, and, inone embodiment, tri-ester compounds. In another embodiment, the fabricsoftening active comprises one or more softener quaternary ammoniumcompounds such, but not limited to, as a monoalkyquaternary ammoniumcompound, dialkylquaternary ammonium compound, a diamido quaternarycompound, a diester quaternary ammonium compound, or a combinationthereof.

In one aspect, the fabric softening active comprises a diesterquaternary ammonium or protonated diester ammonium (hereinafter “DQA”)compound composition. In certain embodiments of the present invention,the DQA compound compositions also encompass diamido fabric softeningactives and fabric softening actives with mixed amido and ester linkagesas well as the aforementioned diester linkages, all herein referred toas DQA. In one aspect, said fabric softening active may comprise, as theprincipal active, compounds of the following formula:

{R4-m-N+-[X—Y—R1]m}X—  (1)

wherein each R comprises either hydrogen, a short chain C₁-C₆, in oneaspect a C₁-C₃ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, for example methyl, ethyl,propyl, hydroxyethyl, and the like, poly(C₂₋₃ alkoxy), polyethoxy,benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each X is independently (CH₂)n,CH₂—CH(CH₃)— or CH—(CH₃)—CH₂—; each Y may comprise —O—(O)C—, —C(O)—O—,—NR—C(O)—, or —C(O)—NR—; each m is 2 or 3; each n is from 1 to about 4,in one aspect 2; the sum of carbons in each R1, plus one when Y is—O—(O)C— or —NR—C(O)—, may be C₁₂-C₂₂, or C₁₄-C₂₀, with each R1 being ahydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl group; and X— may comprise anysoftener-compatible anion. In one aspect, the softener-compatible anionmay comprise chloride, bromide, methylsulfate, ethylsulfate, sulfate,and nitrate. In another aspect, the softener-compatible anion maycomprise chloride or methyl sulfate.

In another aspect, the fabric softening active may comprise the generalformula:

[R₃N+CH₂CH(YR1)(CH₂YR1)]X—

wherein each Y, R, R1, and X— have the same meanings as before. Suchcompounds include those having the formula:

[CH₃]₃N(+)[CH₂CH(CH₂O(O)CR1)O(O)CR1]C1(-)  (2)

wherein each R may comprise a methyl or ethyl group. In one aspect, eachR1 may comprise a C₁₅ to C₁₉ group. As used herein, when the diester isspecified, it can include the monoester that is present.

These types of agents and general methods of making them are disclosedin U.S. Pat. No. 4,137,180. An example of a suitable DEQA (2) is the“propyl” ester quaternary ammonium fabric softener active comprising theformula 1,2-di(acyloxy)-3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride. A third typeof useful fabric softening active has the formula:

[R4-m-N+-R1m]X—  (3)

wherein each R, R1, m and X— have the same meanings as before.

In a further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprise theformula:

wherein each R, R1, and A- have the definitions given above; R2 maycomprise a C₁₋₆ alkylene group, in one aspect an ethylene group; and Gmay comprise an oxygen atom or an —NR— group;

In a yet further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprise theformula:

wherein R1, R2 and G are defined as above.

In a further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprisecondensation compounds of fatty acids with dialkylenetriamines in, e.g.,a molecular ratio of about 2:1, said compounds containing compounds ofthe formula:

R1-C(O)—NH—R2-NH—R3-NH—C(O)—R1  (6)

wherein R1, R2 are defined as above, and R3 may comprise a C1-6 alkylenegroup, in one aspect, an ethylene group and wherein the compounds mayoptionally be quaternized by the additional of an alkylating agent suchas dimethyl sulfate. Such quaternized compounds are described inadditional detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,296,622.

In a yet further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprise theformula:

[R1-C(O)—NR—R2-N(R)2-R3-NR—C(O)—R1]+A-  (7)

wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and A- are defined as above;

In a yet further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprisecompounds of fatty acid with hydroxyalkylalkylenediamines in a molecularratio of about 2:1, said compounds containing compounds of the formula:

R1-C(O)—NH—R2-N(R3OH)—C(O)—R1  (8)

wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined as above;

In a yet further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprise theformula:

wherein R, R1, R2, and A- are defined as above.

In yet a further aspect, the fabric softening active may comprise theformula:

wherein;X₁ is a C₂₋₃ alkyl group, in one aspect, an ethyl group;X₂ and X₃ are independently C₁₋₆ linear or branched alkyl or alkenylgroups, in one aspect, methyl, ethyl or isopropyl groups;R₁ and R₂ are independently C₈₋₂₂ linear or branched alkyl or alkenylgroups; characterized in that;A and B are independently selected from the group comprising —O—(C═O)—,—(C═O)—O—, or mixtures thereof, in one aspect, —O—(C═O)—Non-limiting examples of fabric softening actives comprising formula (1)are N, N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride,N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride,N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl)N-(2 hydroxyethyl)N-methyl ammoniummethylsulfate.Non-limiting examples of fabric softening actives comprising formula (2)is 1, 2 di (stearoyl-oxy) 3 trimethyl ammoniumpropane chloride.Non-limiting examples of fabric softening actives comprising formula (3)include dialkylenedimethylammonium salts such asdicanoladimethylammonium chloride, di(hard)tallowdimethylammoniumchloride dicanoladimethylammonium methylsulfate, and mixtures thereof.An example of commercially available dialkylenedimethylammonium saltsusable in the present invention is dioleyldimethylammonium chlorideavailable from Witco Corporation under the trade name Adogen® 472 anddihardtallow dimethylammonium chloride available from Akzo Nobel Arquad2HT75.

A non-limiting example of fabric softening actives comprising formula(4) is 1-methyl-1-stearoylamidoethyl-2-stearoylimidazoliniummethylsulfate wherein R1 is an acyclic aliphatic C15-C17 hydrocarbongroup, R2 is an ethylene group, G is a NH group, R5 is a methyl groupand A- is a methyl sulfate anion, available commercially from the WitcoCorporation under the trade name Varisoft®.

A non-limiting example of fabric softening actives comprising formula(5) is 1-tallowylamidoethyl-2-tallowylimidazoline wherein R1 is anacyclic aliphatic C15-C17 hydrocarbon group, R2 is an ethylene group,and G is a NH group.

A non-limiting example of a fabric softening active comprising formula(6) is the compounds of fatty acids with diethylenetriamine in amolecular ratio of about 2:1, said compound mixture containingN,N″-dialkyldiethylenetriamine with the formula:

R1-C(O)—NH—CH2CH2-NH—CH2CH2-NH—C(O)—R1

wherein R1 is an alkyl group of a commercially available fatty acidderived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol® 223LL orEmersol® 7021, available from Henkel Corporation, and R2 and R3 aredivalent ethylene groups.

In one aspect, said fatty acid may be obtained, in whole or in part,from a renewable source, via extraction from plant material,fermentation from plant material, and/or obtained via geneticallymodified organisms such as algae or yeast.

A non-limiting example of Compound (7) is a di-fatty amidoamine basedsoftener having the formula:

[R1-C(O)—NH—CH2CH2-N(CH3)(CH2CH2OH)—CH2CH2-NH—C(O)—R1]+CH3SO4-

wherein R1 is an alkyl group. An example of such compound is thatcommercially available from the Witco Corporation e.g. under the tradename Varisoft® 222LT.

An example of a fabric softening active comprising formula (8) is thecompounds of fatty acids with N-2-hydroxyethylethylenediamine in amolecular ratio of about 2:1, said compound mixture containing acompound of the formula:

R1-C(O)—NH—CH2CH2-N(CH2CH2OH)—C(O)—R1

wherein R1-C(O) is an alkyl group of a commercially available fatty acidderived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol® 223LL orEmersol® 7021, available from Henkel Corporation.

An example of a fabric softening active comprising formula (9) is thediquaternary compound having the formula:

wherein R1 is derived from fatty acid. Such compound is available fromWitco Company.

A non-limiting example of a fabric softening active comprising formula(10) is a dialkyl imidazoline diester compound, where the compound isthe compound of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine orN-(2-hydroxyisopropyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine with glycolic acid,esterified with fatty acid, where the fatty acid is (hydrogenated)tallow fatty acid, palm fatty acid, hydrogenated palm fatty acid, oleicacid, rapeseed fatty acid, hydrogenated rapeseed fatty acid or a mixtureof the above.

It will be understood that combinations of softener actives disclosedabove are suitable for use in this invention.

Anion A

In the cationic nitrogenous salts herein, the anion A-, which comprisesany softener compatible anion, provides electrical neutrality. Mostoften, the anion used to provide electrical neutrality in these salts isfrom a strong acid, especially a halide, such as chloride, bromide, oriodide. However, other anions can be used, such as methylsulfate,ethylsulfate, acetate, formate, sulfate, carbonate, fatty acid anionsand the like. In one aspect, the anion A may comprise chloride ormethylsulfate. The anion, in some aspects, may carry a double charge. Inthis aspect, A-represents half a group.

In one embodiment, the fabric softening agent is chosen from at leastone of the following: said fabric softener active material comprises afabric softener active selected from the group consisting ofbis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methylsulphate fatty acid ester,1,2-di(acyloxy)-3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride, N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride,N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride,N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl)N-(2 hydroxyethyl)-N-methyl ammoniummethylsulfate, N,N-bis-(stearoyl-2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethylammoniummethylsulphate, N,N-bis-(tallowoyl-2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethylammoniummethylsulphate, N,N-bis-(palmitoyl-2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethylammoniummethylsulphate, N,N-bis-(stearoyl-2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethylammoniumchloride, 1, 2 di (stearoyl-oxy) 3 trimethyl ammoniumpropane chloride,dicanoladimethylammonium chloride, di(hard)tallowdimethylammoniumchloride dicanoladimethylammonium methylsulfate,1-methyl-1-stearoylamidoethyl-2-stearoylimidazolinium methylsulfate,1-tallowylamidoethyl-2-tallowylimidazoline, dipalmethylhydroxyethylammonium methosulfate and mixtures thereof.

Polysaccharides

One aspect of the invention provides a fabric enhancer compositioncomprising a cationic starch as a fabric softening active. In oneembodiment, the fabric care compositions of the present inventiongenerally comprise cationic starch at a level of from about 0.1% toabout 7%, alternatively from about 0.1% to about 5%, alternatively fromabout 0.3% to about 3%, and alternatively from about 0.5% to about 2.0%,by weight of the composition. Suitable cationic starches for use in thepresent compositions are commercially-available from Cerestar under thetrade name C*BOND® and from National Starch and Chemical Company underthe trade name CATO® 2A.

Sucrose Esters

Nonionic fabric care benefit agents can comprise sucrose esters, and aretypically derived from sucrose and fatty acids. Sucrose ester iscomposed of a sucrose moiety having one or more of its hydroxyl groupsesterified.

Sucrose is a disaccharide having the following formula:

Alternatively, the sucrose molecule can be represented by the formula:M(OH)₈, wherein M is the disaccharide backbone and there are total of 8hydroxyl groups in the molecule.

Thus, sucrose esters can be represented by the following formula:

M(OH)_(8-x)(OC(O)R¹)_(x)

wherein x is the number of hydroxyl groups that are esterified, whereas(8-x) is the hydroxyl groups that remain unchanged; x is an integerselected from 1 to 8, alternatively from 2 to 8, alternatively from 3 to8, or from 4 to 8; and R¹ moieties are independently selected fromC₁-C₂₂ alkyl or C₁-C₃₀ alkoxy, linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic,saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted.

In one embodiment, the R¹ moieties comprise linear alkyl or alkoxymoieties having independently selected and varying chain length. Forexample, R¹ may comprise a mixture of linear alkyl or alkoxy moietieswherein greater than about 20% of the linear chains are C₁₈,alternatively greater than about 50% of the linear chains are C₁₈,alternatively greater than about 80% of the linear chains are C₁₈.

In another embodiment, the R¹ moieties comprise a mixture of saturateand unsaturated alkyl or alkoxy moieties; the degree of unsaturation canbe measured by “Iodine Value” (hereinafter referred as “IV”, as measuredby the standard AOCS method). The IV of the sucrose esters suitable foruse herein ranges from about 1 to about 150, or from about 2 to about100, or from about 5 to about 85. The R¹ moieties may be hydrogenated toreduce the degree of unsaturation.

In the case where a higher IV is preferred, such as from about 40 toabout 95, then oleic acid and fatty acids derived from soybean oil andcanola oil are the starting materials.

In a further embodiment, the unsaturated R¹ moieties may comprise amixture of “cis” and “trans” forms about the unsaturated sites. The“cis”/“trans” ratios may range from about 1:1 to about 50:1, or fromabout 2:1 to about 40:1, or from about 3:1 to about 30:1, or from about4:1 to about 20:1.

Dispersible Polyolefins

Generally, all dispersible polyolefins that provide fabric care benefitscan be used as water insoluble fabric care benefit agents in the presentinvention. The polyolefins can be in the format of waxes, emulsions,dispersions or suspensions. Non-limiting examples are discussed below.In one embodiment, the polyolefin is chosen from a polyethylene,polypropylene, or a combination thereof. The polyolefin may be at leastpartially modified to contain various functional groups, such ascarboxyl, alkylamide, sulfonic acid or amide groups. In anotherembodiment, the polyolefin is at least partially carboxyl modified or,in other words, oxidized.

For ease of formulation, the dispersible polyolefin may be introduced asa suspension or an emulsion of polyolefin dispersed by use of anemulsifying agent. The polyolefin suspension or emulsion may comprisefrom about 1% to about 60%, alternatively from about 10% to about 55%,alternatively from about 20% to about 50% by weight of polyolefin. Thepolyolefin may have a wax dropping point (see ASTM D3954-94, volume15.04—“Standard Test Method for Dropping Point of Waxes”) from about 20°to about 170° C., alternatively from about 50° to about 140° C. Suitablepolyethylene waxes are available commercially from suppliers includingbut not limited to Honeywell (A-C polyethylene), Clariant (Velustrol®emulsion), and BASF) (LUWAX®).

When an emulsion is employed with the dispersible polyolefin, theemulsifier may be any suitable emulsification agent. Non-limitingexamples include an anionic, cationic, nonionic surfactant, or acombination thereof. However, almost any suitable surfactant orsuspending agent may be employed as the emulsification agent. Thedispersible polyolefin is dispersed by use of an emulsification agent ina ratio to polyolefin wax of about 1:100 to about 1:2, alternativelyfrom about 1:50 to about 1:5, respectively.

Polymer Latexes

Polymer latex is made by an emulsion polymerization which includes oneor more monomers, one or more emulsifiers, an initiator, and othercomponents familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art. Generally,all polymer latexes that provide fabric care benefits can be used aswater insoluble fabric care benefit agents of the present invention.Additional non-limiting examples include the monomers used in producingpolymer latexes such as: (1) 100% or pure butylacrylate; (2)butylacrylate and butadiene mixtures with at least 20% (weight monomerratio) of butylacrylate; (3) butylacrylate and less than 20% (weightmonomer ratio) of other monomers excluding butadiene; (4) alkylacrylatewith an alkyl carbon chain at or greater than C₆; (5) alkylacrylate withan alkyl carbon chain at or greater than C₆ and less than 50% (weightmonomer ratio) of other monomers; (6) a third monomer (less than 20%weight monomer ratio) added into an aforementioned monomer systems; and(7) combinations thereof.

Polymer latexes that are suitable fabric care benefit agents in thepresent invention may include those having a glass transitiontemperature of from about −120° C. to about 120° C., alternatively fromabout −80° C. to about 60° C. Suitable emulsifiers include anionic,cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants. Suitable initiatorsinclude initiators that are suitable for emulsion polymerization ofpolymer latexes. The particle size diameter (χ₅₀) of the polymer latexescan be from about 1 nm to about 10 μm, alternatively from about 10 nm toabout 1 μm, or even from about 10 nm to about 20 nm.

Fatty Acid

One aspect of the invention provides a fabric softening compositioncomprising a fatty acid, such as a free fatty acid. The term “fattyacid” is used herein in the broadest sense to include unprotonated orprotonated forms of a fatty acid; and includes fatty acid that is boundor unbound to another chemical moiety as well as the variouscombinations of these species of fatty acid. One skilled in the art willreadily appreciate that the pH of an aqueous composition will dictate,in part, whether a fatty acid is protonated or unprotonated. In anotherembodiment, the fatty acid is in its unprotonated, or salt form,together with a counter ion, such as, but not limited to, calcium,magnesium, sodium, potassium and the like. The term “free fatty acid”means a fatty acid that is not bound to another chemical moiety(covalently or otherwise) to another chemical moiety.

In one embodiment, the fatty acid may include those containing fromabout 12 to about 25, from about 13 to about 22, or even from about 16to about 20, total carbon atoms, with the fatty moiety containing fromabout 10 to about 22, from about 12 to about 18, or even from about 14(mid-cut) to about 18 carbon atoms.

The fatty acids of the present invention may be derived from (1) ananimal fat, and/or a partially hydrogenated animal fat, such as beeftallow, lard, etc.; (2) a vegetable oil, and/or a partially hydrogenatedvegetable oil such as canola oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, sunfloweroil, sesame seed oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, soybeanoil, tall oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil,other tropical palm oils, linseed oil, tung oil, etc.; (3) processedand/or bodied oils, such as linseed oil or tung oil via thermal,pressure, alkali-isomerization and catalytic treatments; (4) a mixturethereof, to yield saturated (e.g. stearic acid), unsaturated (e.g. oleicacid), polyunsaturated (linoleic acid), branched (e.g. isostearic acid)or cyclic (e.g. saturated or unsaturated α-disubstituted cyclopentyl orcyclohexyl derivatives of polyunsaturated acids) fatty acids.

Mixtures of fatty acids from different fat sources can be used.

In one aspect, at least a majority of the fatty acid that is present inthe fabric softening composition of the present invention isunsaturated, e.g., from about 40% to 100%, from about 55% to about 99%,or even from about 60% to about 98%, by weight of the total weight ofthe fatty acid present in the composition, although fully saturated andpartially saturated fatty acids can be used. As such, the total level ofpolyunsaturated fatty acids (TPU) of the total fatty acid of theinventive composition may be from about 0% to about 75% by weight of thetotal weight of the fatty acid present in the composition.

The cis/trans ratio for the unsaturated fatty acids may be important,with the cis/trans ratio (of the C18:1 material) being from at leastabout 1:1, at least about 3:1, from about 4:1 or even from about 9:1 orhigher.

Branched fatty acids such as isostearic acid are also suitable sincethey may be more stable with respect to oxidation and the resultingdegradation of color and odor quality.

The Iodine Value or “IV” measures the degree of unsaturation in thefatty acid. In one embodiment of the invention, the fatty acid has an IVfrom about 10 to about 140, from about 15 to about 100 or even fromabout 15 to about 60.

Another class of fatty ester fabric care actives is softening oils,which include but are not limited to, vegetable oils (such as soybean,sunflower, and canola), hydrocarbon based oils (natural and syntheticpetroleum lubricants, in one aspect polyolefins, isoparaffins, andcyclic paraffins), triolein, fatty esters, fatty alcohols, fatty amines,fatty amides, and fatty ester amines Oils can be combined with fattyacid softening agents, clays, and silicones.

Clays

In one embodiment of the invention, the fabric care composition maycomprise a clay as a fabric care active. In one embodiment clay can be asoftener or co-softeners with another softening active, for example,silicone. Suitable clays include those materials classified geologicallysmectites.

Silicone

In one embodiment, the fabric softening composition comprises asilicone. Suitable levels of silicone may comprise from about 0.1% toabout 70%, alternatively from about 0.3% to about 40%, alternativelyfrom about 0.5% to about 30%, alternatively from about 1% to about 20%by weight of the composition. Useful silicones can be any siliconecomprising compound. In one embodiment, the silicone polymer is selectedfrom the group consisting of cyclic silicones, polydimethylsiloxanes,aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, siliconeresins, silicone urethanes, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, thesilicone is a polydialkylsilicone, alternatively a polydimethyl silicone(polydimethyl siloxane or “PDMS”), or a derivative thereof. In anotherembodiment, the silicone is chosen from an aminofunctional silicone,amino-polyether silicone, alkyloxylated silicone, cationic silicone,ethoxylated silicone, propoxylated silicone, ethoxylated/propoxylatedsilicone, quaternary silicone, or combinations thereof.

In another embodiment, the silicone may be chosen from a random orblocky organosilicone polymer having the following formula:

[R₁R₂R₃SiO_(1/2)]_((j+2))[(R₄Si(X—Z)O_(2/2)]_(k)[R₄R₄SiO_(2/2)]_(m)[R₄SiO_(3/2)]_(j)

wherein:j is an integer from 0 to about 98; in one aspect j is an integer from 0to about 48; in one aspect, j is 0;k is an integer from 0 to about 200, in one aspect k is an integer from0 to about 50; when k=0, at least one of R₁, R₂ or R₃ is —X—Z;m is an integer from 4 to about 5,000; in one aspect m is an integerfrom about 10 to about 4,000; in another aspect m is an integer fromabout 50 to about 2,000;R₁, R₂ and R₃ are each independently selected from the group consistingof H, OH, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substitutedalkylaryl, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy and X—Z;each R₄ is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH,C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ orC₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl,C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy and C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy;each X in said alkyl siloxane polymer comprises a substituted orunsubstituted divalent alkylene radical comprising 2-12 carbon atoms, inone aspect each divalent alkylene radical is independently selected fromthe group consisting of —(CH₂)_(s)— wherein s is an integer from about 2to about 8, from about 2 to about 4; in one aspect, each X in said alkylsiloxane polymer comprises a substituted divalent alkylene radicalselected from the group consisting of: —CH₂—CH(OH)—CH₂—;—CH₂—CH₂—CH(OH)—; and

each Z is selected independently from the group consisting of

with the proviso that when Z is a quat, Q cannot be an amide, imine, orurea moiety and if Q is an amide, imine, or urea moiety, then anyadditional Q bonded to the same nitrogen as said amide, imine, or ureamoiety must be H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl, in one aspect, said additional Q isH; for Z A^(n−) is a suitable charge balancing anion. In one aspectA^(n−) is selected from the group consisting of Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻,methylsulfate, toluene sulfonate, carboxylate and phosphate; and atleast one Q in said organosilicone is independently selected from

each additional Q in said organosilicone is independently selected fromthe group comprising of H, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl, —CH₂—CH(OH)—CH₂—R₅;

wherein each R₅ is independently selected from the group consisting ofH, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substitutedalkylaryl, —(CHR₆—CHR₆—O—)_(w)-L and a siloxyl residue;each R₆ is independently selected from H, C₁-C₁₈ alkyleach L is independently selected from —C(O)—R₇ or

R₇;

w is an integer from 0 to about 500, in one aspect w is an integer fromabout 1 to about 200; in one aspect w is an integer from about 1 toabout 50;each R₇ is selected independently from the group consisting of H; C₁-C₃₂alkyl; C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl; C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl and asiloxyl residue;each T is independently selected from H, and

wherein each v in said organosilicone is an integer from 1 to about 10,in one aspect, v is an integer from 1 to about 5 and the sum of all vindices in each Q in the said organosilicone is an integer from 1 toabout 30 or from 1 to about 20 or even from 1 to about 10.

In another embodiment, the silicone may be chosen from a random orblocky organosilicone polymer having the following formula:

[R₁R₂R₃SiO_(1/2)]_((j+2))[(R₄Si(X—Z)O_(2/2)]_(k)[R₄R₄SiO_(2/2)]_(m)[R₄SiO_(3/2)]_(j)

whereinj is an integer from 0 to about 98; in one aspect j is an integer from 0to about 48; in one aspect, j is 0;k is an integer from 0 to about 200; when k=0, at least one of R₁, R₂ orR₃=—X—Z, in one aspect, k is an integer from 0 to about 50m is an integer from 4 to about 5,000; in one aspect m is an integerfrom about 10 to about 4,000; in another aspect m is an integer fromabout 50 to about 2,000;R₁, R₂ and R₃ are each independently selected from the group consistingof H, OH, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substitutedalkylaryl, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy and X—Z;each R₄ is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH,C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ orC₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl,C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy and C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy;each X comprises of a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkyleneradical comprising 2-12 carbon atoms; in one aspect each X isindependently selected from the group consisting of —(CH₂)_(s)—O—;—CH₂—CH(OH)—CH₂—O—;

wherein each s independently is an integer from about 2 to about 8, inone aspect s is an integer from about 2 to about 4;At least one Z in the said organosiloxane is selected from the groupconsisting of R₅;

provided that when X is

then Z=—OR₅ or

wherein A⁻ is a suitable charge balancing anion. In one aspect A⁻ isselected from the group consisting of Cl⁻, Br⁻,I⁻, methylsulfate, toluene sulfonate, carboxylate and phosphate andeach additional Z in said organosilicone is independently selected fromthe group comprising of H, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl, R₅,

provided that when X is

then Z=—OR₅ or

each R₅ is independently selected from the group consisting of H; C₁-C₃₂alkyl; C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂substituted aryl or C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, or C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl,—(CHR₆—CHR₆—O—)_(w)—CHR₆—CHR₆-L and siloxyl residue wherein each L isindependently selected from —O—C(O)—R₇ or —O—R₇;

w is an integer from 0 to about 500, in one aspect w is an integer from0 to about 200, one aspectw is an integer from 0 to about 50;each R₆ is independently selected from H or C₁-C₁₈ alkyl;each R₇ is independently selected from the group consisting of H; C₁-C₃₂alkyl; C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, and C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, and asiloxyl residue;each T is independently selected from H;

wherein each v in said organosilicone is an integer from 1 to about 10,in one aspect, v is an integer from 1 to about 5 and the sum of all vindices in each Z in the said organosilicone is an integer from 1 toabout 30 or from 1 to about 20 or even from 1 to about 10.

In one embodiment, the silicone is one comprising a relatively highmolecular weight. A suitable way to describe the molecular weight of asilicone includes describing its viscosity. A high molecular weightsilicone is one having a viscosity of from about 10 cSt to about3,000,000 cSt, or from about 100 cSt to about 1,000,000 cSt, or fromabout 1,000 cSt to about 600,000 cSt, or even from about 6,000 cSt toabout 300,000 cSt.

In one embodiment, the silicone comprises a blocky cationicorganopolysiloxane having the formula:

M_(w)D_(x)T_(y)Q_(z)

wherein:M=[SiR₁R₂R₃O_(1/2)], [SiR₁R₂G₁O_(1/2)], [SiR₁G₁G₂O_(1/2)],[SiG₁G₂G₃O_(1/2)], or combinations thereof;D=[SiR₁R₂O_(2/2)], [SiR₁G₁O_(2/2)], [SiG₁G₂O_(2/2)] or combinationsthereof;T=[SiR₁O_(3/2)], [SiG₁O_(3/2)] or combinations thereof;

Q=[SiO_(4/2)];

w=is an integer from 1 to (2+y+2z);x=is an integer from 5 to 15,000;y=is an integer from 0 to 98;z=is an integer from 0 to 98;R₁, R₂ and R₃ are each independently selected from the group consistingof H, OH, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ aryl,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substitutedalkylaryl, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ alkylamino,and C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkylamino;at least one of M, D, or T incorporates at least one moiety G₁, G₂ orG₃, and G₁, G₂, and G₃ are each independently selected from the formula:

wherein:X comprises a divalent radical selected from the group consisting ofC₁-C₃₂ alkylene, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkylene, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ arylene,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted arylene, C₆-C₃₂ arylalkylene, C₆-C₃₂substituted arylalkylene, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy,C₁-C₃₂ alkyleneamino, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyleneamino, ring-openedepoxide, and ring-opened glycidyl, with the proviso that if X does notcomprise a repeating alkylene oxide moiety then X can further comprise aheteroatom selected from the group consisting of P, N and O; each R₄comprises identical or different monovalent radicals selected from thegroup consisting of H, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₅-C₃₂ orC₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, andC₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl;E comprises a divalent radical selected from the group consisting ofC₁-C₃₂ alkylene, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkylene, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ arylene,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted arylene, C₆-C₃₂ arylalkylene, C₆-C₃₂substituted arylalkylene, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy,C₁-C₃₂ alkyleneamino, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyleneamino, ring-openedepoxide and ring-opened glycidyl, with the proviso that if E does notcomprise a repeating alkylene oxide moiety then E can further comprise aheteroatom selected from the group consisting of P, N, and O;E′ comprises a divalent radical selected from the group consisting ofC₁-C₃₂ alkylene, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkylene, C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ arylene,C₅-C₃₂ or C₆-C₃₂ substituted arylene, C₆-C₃₂ arylalkylene, C₆-C₃₂substituted arylalkylene, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy,C₁-C₃₂ alkyleneamino, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyleneamino, ring-openedepoxide and ring-opened glycidyl, with the proviso that if E′ does notcomprise a repeating alkylene oxide moiety then E′ can further comprisea heteroatom selected from the group consisting of P, N, and O;p is an integer independently selected from 1 to 50;n is an integer independently selected from 1 or 2;when at least one of G₁, G₂, or G₃ is positively charged, A^(−t) is asuitable charge balancing anion or anions such that the total charge, k,of the charge-balancing anion or anions is equal to and opposite fromthe net charge on the moiety G₁, G₂ or G₃, wherein t is an integerindependently selected from 1, 2, or 3; and k≦(p*2/t)+1; such that thetotal number of cationic charges balances the total number of anioniccharges in the organopolysiloxane molecule;and wherein at least one E does not comprise an ethylene moiety.

Surfactants

In some examples, the additional surfactant comprises one or moreanionic surfactants. In some examples, the additional surfactant mayconsist essentially of, or even consist of one or more anionicsurfactants.

Specific, non-limiting examples of suitable anionic surfactants includeany conventional anionic surfactant. This may include a sulfatedetersive surfactant, for e.g., alkoxylated and/or non-alkoxylated alkylsulfate materials, and/or sulfonic detersive surfactants, e.g., alkylbenzene sulfonates.

Alkoxylated alkyl sulfate materials comprise ethoxylated alkyl sulfatesurfactants, also known as alkyl ether sulfates or alkyl polyethoxylatesulfates. Examples of ethoxylated alkyl sulfates include water-solublesalts, particularly the alkali metal, ammonium and alkylolammoniumsalts, of organic sulfuric compounds having in their molecular structurean alkyl group containing from about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms and asulfonic acid and its salts. (Included in the term “alkyl” is the alkylportion of acyl groups. In some examples, the alkyl group contains fromabout 15 carbon atoms to about 30 carbon atoms. In other examples, thealkyl ether sulfate surfactant may be a mixture of alkyl ether sulfates,said mixture having an average (arithmetic mean) carbon chain lengthwithin the range of about 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and in some examples anaverage carbon chain length of about 12-15 carbon atoms, and an average(arithmetic mean) degree of ethoxylation of from about 1 mol to 4 molsof ethylene oxide, and in some examples an average (arithmetic mean)degree of ethoxylation of about 1.8 mols to about 4 mols of ethyleneoxide. In further examples, the alkyl ether sulfate surfactant may havea carbon chain length between about 10 carbon atoms to about 18 carbonatoms, and a degree of ethoxylation of from about 1 to about 6 mols ofethylene oxide. In yet further examples, the alkyl ether sulfatesurfactant may contain a peaked ethoxylate distribution,

Non-ethoxylated alkyl sulfates may also be added to the disclosedcleaning compositions and used as an anionic surfactant component.Examples of non-alkoxylated, e.g., non-ethoxylated, alkyl sulfatesurfactants include those produced by the sulfation of higher C₈-C₂₀fatty alcohols. In some examples, primary alkyl sulfate surfactants havethe general formula: ROSO₃ ⁻ M⁺, wherein R is typically a linear C₈-C₂₀hydrocarbyl group, which may be straight chain or branched chain, and Mis a water-solubilizing cation. In some examples, R is a C₁₀-C₁₅ alkyl,and M is an alkali metal. In other examples, R is a C₁₂-C₁₄ alkyl and Mis sodium.

Other useful anionic surfactants can include the alkali metal salts ofalkyl benzene sulfonates, in which the alkyl group contains from about 9to about 15 carbon atoms, in straight chain (linear) or branched chainconfiguration. In some examples, the alkyl group is linear. Such linearalkylbenzene sulfonates are known as “LAS.” In other examples, thelinear alkylbenzene sulfonate may have an average number of carbon atomsin the alkyl group of from about 11 to 14. In a specific example, thelinear straight chain alkyl benzene sulfonates may have an averagenumber of carbon atoms in the alkyl group of about 11.8 carbon atoms,which may be abbreviated as C11.8 LAS.

Suitable alkyl benzene sulphonate (LAS) may be obtained, by sulphonatingcommercially available linear alkyl benzene (LAB); suitable LAB includeslow 2-phenyl LAB, such as those supplied by Sasol under the tradenameIsochem® or those supplied by Petresa under the tradename Petrelab®,other suitable LAB include high 2-phenyl LAB, such as those supplied bySasol under the tradename Hyblene®. A suitable anionic detersivesurfactant is alkyl benzene sulphonate that is obtained by DETALcatalyzed process, although other synthesis routes, such as HF, may alsobe suitable. In one aspect a magnesium salt of LAS is used.

The detersive surfactant may be a mid-chain branched detersivesurfactant, in one aspect, a mid-chain branched anionic detersivesurfactant, in one aspect, a mid-chain branched alkyl sulphate and/or amid-chain branched alkyl benzene sulphonate, for example, a mid-chainbranched alkyl sulphate. In one aspect, the mid-chain branches are C₁₋₄alkyl groups, typically methyl and/or ethyl groups.

Other anionic surfactants useful herein are the water-soluble salts of:paraffin sulfonates and secondary alkane sulfonates containing fromabout 8 to about 24 (and in some examples about 12 to 18) carbon atoms;alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates, especially those ethers of C₈₋₁₈alcohols (e.g., those derived from tallow and coconut oil). Mixtures ofthe alkylbenzene sulfonates with the above-described paraffinsulfonates, secondary alkane sulfonates and alkyl glyceryl ethersulfonates are also useful. Further suitable anionic surfactants includemethyl ester sulfonates and alkyl ether carboxylates.

The anionic surfactants may exist in an acid form, and the acid form maybe neutralized to form a surfactant salt. Typical agents forneutralization include metal counterion bases, such as hydroxides, e.g.,NaOH or KOH. Further suitable agents for neutralizing anionicsurfactants in their acid forms include ammonia, amines, oralkanolamines. Non-limiting examples of alkanolamines includemonoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and other linear orbranched alkanolamines known in the art; suitable alkanolamines include2-amino-1-propanol, 1-aminopropanol, monoisopropanolamine, or1-amino-3-propanol. Amine neutralization may be done to a full orpartial extent, e.g., part of the anionic surfactant mix may beneutralized with sodium or potassium and part of the anionic surfactantmix may be neutralized with amines or alkanolamines.

Nonionic Surfactants

In some aspects, the additional surfactant comprises one or morenonionic surfactants. In certain aspects, the detergent compositioncomprises from about 0.1% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, ofan additional surfactant selected from one or more nonionic surfactants.In certain aspects, the detergent composition comprises from about 0.1%to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of an additional surfactantselected from one or more nonionic surfactants. In further aspects, thedetergent composition comprises from about 0.3% to about 10%, by weightof the composition, of an additional surfactant selected from one ormore nonionic surfactants.

Suitable nonionic surfactants useful herein can comprise anyconventional nonionic surfactant. These can include, for e.g.,alkoxylated fatty alcohols and amine oxide surfactants. In someexamples, the cleaning compositions may contain an ethoxylated nonionicsurfactant. The nonionic surfactant may be selected from the ethoxylatedalcohols and ethoxylated alkyl phenols of the formula R(OC₂H₄)_(n)OH,wherein R is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbonradicals containing from about 8 to about 17 carbon atoms and alkylphenyl radicals in which the alkyl groups contain from about 8 to about12 carbon atoms, and the average value of n is from about 5 to about 15.In one example, the nonionic surfactant is selected from ethoxylatedalcohols having an average of about 24 carbon atoms in the alcohol andan average degree of ethoxylation of about 9 moles of ethylene oxide permole of alcohol.

Other non-limiting examples of nonionic surfactants useful hereininclude: C₈-C₁₈ alkyl ethoxylates, such as, NEODOL® nonionic surfactantsfrom Shell; C₆-C₁₂ alkyl phenol alkoxylates where the alkoxylate unitsmay be ethyleneoxy units, propyleneoxy units, or a mixture thereof;C₁₂-C₁₈ alcohol and C₆-C₁₂ alkyl phenol condensates with ethyleneoxide/propylene oxide block polymers such as Pluronic® from BASF;C₁₄-C₂₂ mid-chain branched alcohols, alkylpolysaccharides, polyhydroxyfatty acid amides and ether capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcoholsurfactants

Suitable nonionic detersive surfactants also include alkyl polyglucosideand alkyl alkoxylated alcohol. Suitable nonionic surfactants alsoinclude those sold under the tradename Lutensol® from BASF.

In some aspects, the nonionic surfactant is selected from alkylalkoxylated alcohols, such as a C₈₋₁₈ alkyl alkoxylated alcohol, forexample, a C₈₋₁₈ alkyl ethoxylated alcohol. The alkyl alkoxylatedalcohol may have an average degree of alkoxylation of from about 1 toabout 50, or from about 1 to about 30, or from about 1 to about 20, orfrom about 1 to about 10. In certain aspects, the alkyl alkoxylatedalcohol is a C₈₋₁₈ alkyl ethoxylated alcohol having an average degree ofethoxylation of from about 1 to about 10, or from about 1 to about 7, orfrom about 1 to about 5, or from about 3 to about 7. The alkylalkoxylated alcohol can be linear or branched, substituted orunsubstituted.

Cationic Surfactants

In some examples, the additional surfactant comprises one or morecationic surfactants.

In certain aspects, the detergent composition comprises from about 0.1%to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of an additional surfactantselected from one or more cationic surfactants. In certain aspects, thedetergent composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 7%, by weightof the composition, of an additional surfactant selected from one ormore cationic surfactants. In further aspects, the detergent compositioncomprises from about 0.3% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, ofan additional surfactant selected from one or more cationic surfactants.In some aspects, the cleaning compositions of the invention aresubstantially free of cationic surfactants and surfactants that becomecationic below a pH of 7 or below a pH of 6.

Non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants include: the quaternaryammonium surfactants, which can have up to 26 carbon atoms include:alkoxylate quaternary ammonium (AQA) surfactants, dimethyl hydroxyethyllauryl ammonium chloride; polyamine cationic surfactants; cationic estersurfactants and amino surfactants, specifically amido propyldimethylamine (APA) and/or trimethylammonium C₈₋₁₆ alkyl salt.

Suitable cationic detersive surfactants also include alkyl pyridiniumcompounds, alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, alkyl quaternaryphosphonium compounds, alkyl ternary sulphonium compounds, and mixturesthereof.

Suitable cationic detersive surfactants are quaternary ammoniumcompounds having the general formula:

(R)(R₁)(R₂)(R₃)N⁺X⁻

wherein, R is a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C₆₋₁₈alkyl or alkenyl moiety, R₁ and R₂ are independently selected frommethyl or ethyl moieties, R₃ is a hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl or ahydroxyethyl moiety, X is an anion which provides charge neutrality,suitable anions include: halides, for example chloride; sulphate; andsulphonate. Suitable cationic detersive surfactants are mono-C₆₋₁₈ alkylmono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chlorides. Highlysuitable cationic detersive surfactants are mono-C₈₋₁₀ alkylmono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chloride, mono-C₁₀₋₁₂alkyl mono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chloride andmono-C₁₀ alkyl mono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chloride.

Zwitterionic Surfactants

Examples of zwitterionic surfactants include: derivatives of secondaryand tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiaryamines, or derivatives of quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium ortertiary sulfonium compounds. Specific examples include C₈ to C₁₈ (forexample from C₁₂ to C₁₈) amine oxides and sulfo and hydroxy betaines,such as N-alkyl-N,N-dimethylamino-1-propane sulfonate where the alkylgroup can be C₈ to C₁₈ and in certain embodiments from C₁₀ to C₁₄.

Amphoteric Surfactants

Examples of amphoteric surfactants include aliphatic derivatives ofsecondary or tertiary amines, or aliphatic derivatives of heterocyclicsecondary and tertiary amines in which the aliphatic radical may bestraight or branched-chain and where one of the aliphatic substituentscontains at least about 8 carbon atoms, typically from about 8 to about18 carbon atoms, and at least one of the aliphatic substituents containsan anionic water-solubilizing group, e.g. carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate.Examples of compounds falling within this definition are sodium3-(dodecylamino)propionate, sodium 3-(dodecylamino) propane-1-sulfonate,sodium 2-(dodecylamino)ethyl sulfate, sodium 2-(dimethylamino)octadecanoate, disodium 3-(N-carboxymethyldodecylamino)propane1-sulfonate, disodium octadecyl-imminodiacetate, sodium1-carboxymethyl-2-undecylimidazole, and sodium N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-sulfato-3-dodecoxypropylamine. Suitable amphotericsurfactants also include sarcosinates, glycinates, taurinates, andmixtures thereof.

Branched Surfactants

In some examples, the surfactant may be a branched surfactant, Suitablebranched surfactants include anionic branched surfactants selected frombranched sulphate or branched sulphonate surfactants, e.g., branchedalkyl sulphate, branched alkyl alkoxylated sulphate, and branched alkylbenzene sulphonates, comprising one or more random alkyl branches, e.g.,C₁₋₄ alkyl groups, typically methyl and/or ethyl groups.

In some aspects, the branched detersive surfactant is a mid-chainbranched detersive surfactant, typically, a mid-chain branched anionicdetersive surfactant, for example, a mid-chain branched alkyl sulphateand/or a mid-chain branched alkyl benzene sulphonate. In some aspects,the detersive surfactant is a mid-chain branched alkyl sulphate. In someaspects, the mid-chain branches are C₁₋₄ alkyl groups, typically methyland/or ethyl groups.

Enzymes

The cleaning compositions described herein may comprise one or moreenzymes which provide cleaning performance and/or fabric care benefits.Examples of suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to,hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, cellulases, xylanases, lipases,xyloglucanase, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases,mannanases, pectate lyases, keratinases, reductases, oxidases,phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases,pentosanases, malanases, β-glucanases, arabinosidases, hyaluronidase,chondroitinase, laccase, and amylases, or mixtures thereof. A typicalcombination is an enzyme cocktail that may comprise, for example, aprotease and lipase in conjunction with amylase. When present in adetergent composition, the aforementioned additional enzymes may bepresent at levels from about 0.00001% to about 2%, from about 0.0001% toabout 1% or even from about 0.001% to about 0.5% enzyme protein byweight of the detergent composition.

In one aspect preferred enzymes would include a protease. Suitableproteases include metalloproteases and serine proteases, includingneutral or alkaline microbial serine proteases, such as subtilisins (EC3.4.21.62). Suitable proteases include those of animal, vegetable ormicrobial origin. In one aspect, such suitable protease may be ofmicrobial origin. The suitable proteases include chemically orgenetically modified mutants of the aforementioned suitable proteases.In one aspect, the suitable protease may be a serine protease, such asan alkaline microbial protease or/and a trypsin-type protease. Examplesof suitable neutral or alkaline proteases include:

(a) subtilisins (EC 3.4.21.62), including those derived from Bacillus,such as Bacillus lentus, B. alkalophilus, B. subtilis, B.amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus gibsonii.

(b) trypsin-type or chymotrypsin-type proteases, such as trypsin (e.g.,of porcine or bovine origin), including the Fusarium protease.

(c) metalloproteases, including those derived from Bacillusamyloliquefaciens Preferred proteases include those derived fromBacillus gibsonii or Bacillus Lentus.

Suitable commercially available protease enzymes include those soldunder the trade names Alcalase®, Savinase®, Primase®, Durazym®,Polarzyme®, Kannase®, Liquanase®, Liquanase Ultra®, Savinase Ultra®,Ovozyme®, Neutrase®, Everlase® and Esperase® by Novozymes A/S (Denmark),those sold under the tradename Maxatase®, Maxacal®, Maxapem®,Properase®, Purafect®, Purafect Prime®, Purafect Ox®, FN3®, FN4®,Excellase® and Purafect OXP® by Genencor International, those sold underthe tradename Opticlean® and Optimase® by Solvay Enzymes, thoseavailable from Henkel/Kemira, namely BLAP (sequence shown in FIG. 29 ofU.S. Pat. No. 5,352,604 with the following mutations S99D+S101R+S103A+V104I+G159S, hereinafter referred to as BLAP), BLAP R (BLAP withS3T+V4I+V199M+V205I+L217D), BLAP X (BLAP with S3T+V4I+V205I) and BLAPF49 (BLAP with S3T+V4I+A194P+V199M+V205I+L217D)—all from Henkel/Kemira;and KAP (Bacillus alkalophilus subtilisin with mutationsA230V+S256G+S259N) from Kao.

Suitable alpha-amylases include those of bacterial or fungal origin.Chemically or genetically modified mutants (variants) are included. Apreferred alkaline alpha-amylase is derived from a strain of Bacillus,such as Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillusstearothermophilus, Bacillus subtilis, or other Bacillus sp., such asBacillus sp. NCIB 12289, NCIB 12512, NCIB 12513, DSM 9375, DSM 12368,DSMZ no. 12649, KSM AP1378, KSM K36 or KSM K38. Preferred amylasesinclude:

(a) the variants with substitutions in one or more of the followingpositions versus the enzyme listed as SEQ ID No. 2 in WO 96/23874: 15,23, 105, 106, 124, 128, 133, 154, 156, 181, 188, 190, 197, 202, 208,209, 243, 264, 304, 305, 391, 408, and 444.

(b) the variants with one or more substitutions in the followingpositions versus the AA560 enzyme listed as SEQ ID No. 12:

26, 30, 33, 82, 37, 106, 118, 128, 133, 149, 150, 160, 178, 182, 186,193, 203, 214, 231, 256, 257, 258, 269, 270, 272, 283, 295, 296, 298,299, 303, 304, 305, 311, 314, 315, 318, 319, 339, 345, 361, 378, 383,419, 421, 437, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 461, 471, 482, 484,preferably that also contain the deletions of D183* and G184*.

(c) variants exhibiting at least 90% identity with SEQ ID No. 4 inWO06/002643, the wild-type enzyme from Bacillus SP722, especiallyvariants with deletions in the 183 and 184 positions and variantsdescribed in WO 00/60060, which is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) variants exhibiting at least 95% identity with the wild-type enzymefrom Bacillus sp.707 (SEQ ID NO:7 in U.S. Pat. No. 6,093,562),especially those comprising one or more of the following mutations M202,M208, 5255, R172, and/or M261. Preferably said amylase comprises one ormore of M202L, M202V, M2025, M202T, M202I, M202Q, M202W, S255N and/orR172Q. Particularly preferred are those comprising the M202L or M202Tmutations.

(e) variants described in WO 09/149130, preferably those exhibiting atleast 90% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO:2 in WO 09/149130, thewild-type enzyme from Geobacillus Stearophermophilus or a truncatedversion thereof.

Suitable commercially available alpha-amylases include DURAMYL®,LIQUEZYME®, TERMAMYL®, TERMAMYL ULTRA®, NATALASE®, SUPRAMYL®,STAINZYME®, STAINZYME PLUS®, FUNGAMYL® and BAN® (Novozymes A/S,Bagsvaerd, Denmark), KEMZYM® AT 9000 Biozym Biotech Trading GmbHWehlistrasse 27b A-1200 Wien Austria, RAPIDASE®, PURASTAR®, ENZYSIZE®,OPTISIZE HT PLUS®, POWERASE® and PURASTAR OXAM® (Genencor InternationalInc., Palo Alto, Calif.) and KAM® (Kao, 14-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho,1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8210, Japan). In one aspect, suitableamylases include NATALASE®, STAINZYME® and STAINZYME PLUS® and mixturesthereof.

In one aspect, such enzymes may be selected from the group consistingof: lipases, including “first cycle lipases”. In one aspect, the lipaseis a first-wash lipase, preferably a variant of the wild-type lipasefrom Thermomyces lanuginosus comprising one or more of the T231R andN233R mutations. The wild-type sequence is the 269 amino acids (aminoacids 23-291) of the Swissprot accession number Swiss-Prot O59952(derived from Thermomyces lanuginosus (Humicola lanuginosa)). Preferredlipases would include those sold under the tradenames Lipex® andLipolex®.

In one aspect, other preferred enzymes include microbial-derivedendoglucanases exhibiting endo-beta-1,4-glucanase activity (E.C.3.2.1.4), including a bacterial polypeptide endogenous to a member ofthe genus Bacillus which has a sequence of at least 90%, 94%, 97% andeven 99% identity to the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2 in U.S. Pat.No. 7,141,403 B2 and mixtures thereof. Suitable endoglucanases are soldunder the tradenames Celluclean® and Whitezyme® (Novozymes A/S,Bagsvaerd, Denmark).

Other preferred enzymes include pectate lyases sold under the tradenamesPectawash®, Pectaway®, Xpect® and mannanases sold under the tradenamesMannaway® (all from Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark), and Purabrite®(Genencor International Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.).

Enzyme Stabilizing System

The enzyme-containing compositions described herein may optionallycomprise from about 0.001% to about 10%, in some examples from about0.005% to about 8%, and in other examples, from about 0.01% to about 6%,by weight of the composition, of an enzyme stabilizing system. Theenzyme stabilizing system can be any stabilizing system which iscompatible with the detersive enzyme. Such a system may be inherentlyprovided by other formulation actives, or be added separately, e.g., bythe formulator or by a manufacturer of detergent-ready enzymes. Suchstabilizing systems can, for example, comprise calcium ion, boric acid,propylene glycol, short chain carboxylic acids, boronic acids, chlorinebleach scavengers and mixtures thereof, and are designed to addressdifferent stabilization problems depending on the type and physical formof the cleaning composition. In the case of aqueous detergentcompositions comprising protease, a reversible protease inhibitor, suchas a boron compound, including borate, 4-formyl phenylboronic acid,phenylboronic acid and derivatives thereof, or compounds such as calciumformate, sodium formate and 1,2-propane diol may be added to furtherimprove stability.

Builders

The cleaning compositions of the present invention may optionallycomprise a builder. Built cleaning compositions typically comprise atleast about 1% builder, based on the total weight of the composition.Liquid cleaning compositions may comprise up to about 10% builder, andin some examples up to about 8% builder, of the total weight of thecomposition. Granular cleaning compositions may comprise up to about 30%builder, and in some examples up to about 5% builder, by weight of thecomposition.

Builders selected from aluminosilicates (e.g., zeolite builders, such aszeolite A, zeolite P, and zeolite MAP) and silicates assist incontrolling mineral hardness in wash water, especially calcium and/ormagnesium, or to assist in the removal of particulate soils fromsurfaces. Suitable builders may be selected from the group consisting ofphosphates, such as polyphosphates (e.g., sodium tri-polyphosphate),especially sodium salts thereof; carbonates, bicarbonates,sesquicarbonates, and carbonate minerals other than sodium carbonate orsesquicarbonate; organic mono-, di-, tri-, and tetracarboxylates,especially water-soluble nonsurfactant carboxylates in acid, sodium,potassium or alkanolammonium salt form, as well as oligomeric orwater-soluble low molecular weight polymer carboxylates includingaliphatic and aromatic types; and phytic acid. These may be complementedby borates, e.g., for pH-buffering purposes, or by sulfates, especiallysodium sulfate and any other fillers or carriers which may be importantto the engineering of stable surfactant and/or builder-containingcleaning compositions. Additional suitable builders may be selected fromcitric acid, lactic acid, fatty acid, polycarboxylate builders, forexample, copolymers of acrylic acid, copolymers of acrylic acid andmaleic acid, and copolymers of acrylic acid and/or maleic acid, andother suitable ethylenic monomers with various types of additionalfunctionalities. Also suitable for use as builders herein aresynthesized crystalline ion exchange materials or hydrates thereofhaving chain structure and a composition represented by the followinggeneral anhydride form: x(M₂O).ySiO₂.zM′O wherein M is Na and/or K, M′is Ca and/or Mg; y/x is 0.5 to 2.0; and z/x is 0.005 to 1.0

Alternatively, the composition may be substantially free of builder.

Structurant/Thickeners

i. Di-benzylidene Polyol Acetal Derivative

The fluid detergent composition may comprise from about 0.01% to about1% by weight of a dibenzylidene polyol acetal derivative (DBPA), or fromabout 0.05% to about 0.8%, or from about 0.1% to about 0.6%, or evenfrom about 0.3% to about 0.5%. In one aspect, the DBPA derivative maycomprise a dibenzylidene sorbitol acetal derivative (DBS). Said DBSderivative may be selected from the group consisting of:1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-di(p-methylbenzylidene)sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-di(p-chlorobenzylidene) sorbitol;1,3:2,4-di(2,4-dimethyldibenzylidene) sorbitol;1,3:2,4-di(p-ethylbenzylidene) sorbitol; and1,3:2,4-di(3,4-dimethyldibenzylidene) sorbitol or mixtures thereof.

ii. Bacterial Cellulose

The fluid detergent composition may also comprise from about 0.005% toabout 1% by weight of a bacterial cellulose network. The term “bacterialcellulose” encompasses any type of cellulose produced via fermentationof a bacteria of the genus Acetobacter such as CELLULON® by CPKelco U.S.and includes materials referred to popularly as microfibrillatedcellulose, reticulated bacterial cellulose, and the like. In one aspect,said fibres have cross sectional dimensions of 1.6 nm to 3.2 nm by 5.8nm to 133 nm. Additionally, the bacterial cellulose fibres have anaverage microfibre length of at least about 100 nm, or from about 100 toabout 1,500 nm. In one aspect, the bacterial cellulose microfibres havean aspect ratio, meaning the average microfibre length divided by thewidest cross sectional microfibre width, of from about 100:1 to about400:1, or even from about 200:1 to about 300:1.

iii. Coated Bacterial Cellulose

In one aspect, the bacterial cellulose is at least partially coated witha polymeric thickener. In one aspect the at least partially coatedbacterial cellulose comprises from about 0.1% to about 5%, or even fromabout 0.5% to about 3%, by weight of bacterial cellulose; and from about10% to about 90% by weight of the polymeric thickener. Suitablebacterial cellulose may include the bacterial cellulose described aboveand suitable polymeric thickeners include: carboxymethylcellulose,cationic hydroxymethylcellulose, and mixtures thereof.

iv. Cellulose Fibers Non-Bacterial Cellulose Derived

In one aspect, the composition may further comprise from about 0.01 toabout 5% by weight of the composition of a cellulosic fiber. Saidcellulosic fiber may be extracted from vegetables, fruits or wood.Commercially available examples are Avicel® from FMC, Citri-Fi fromFiberstar or Betafib from Cosun.

v. Non-Polymeric Crystalline Hydroxyl-Functional Materials

In one aspect, the composition may further comprise from about 0.01 toabout 1% by weight of the composition of a non-polymeric crystalline,hydroxyl functional structurant. Said non-polymeric crystalline,hydroxyl functional structurants generally may comprise a crystallizableglyceride which can be pre-emulsified to aid dispersion into the finalfluid detergent composition. In one aspect, crystallizable glyceridesmay include hydrogenated castor oil or “HCO” or derivatives thereof,provided that it is capable of crystallizing in the liquid detergentcomposition.

vi. Polymeric Structuring Agents

Fluid detergent compositions of the present invention may comprise fromabout 0.01% to about 5% by weight of a naturally derived and/orsynthetic polymeric structurant. Examples of naturally derived polymericstructurants of use in the present invention include: hydroxyethylcellulose, hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose,carboxymethyl cellulose, polysaccharide derivatives and mixturesthereof. Suitable polysaccharide derivatives include: pectine, alginate,arabinogalactan (gum Arabic), carrageenan, gellan gum, xanthan gum, guargum and mixtures thereof. Examples of synthetic polymeric structurantsof use in the present invention include: polycarboxylates,polyacrylates, hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes,hydrophobically modified non-ionic polyols and mixtures thereof. In oneaspect, said polycarboxylate polymer is a polyacrylate, polymethacrylateor mixtures thereof. In another aspect, the polyacrylate is a copolymerof unsaturated mono- or di-carbonic acid and C₁-C₃₀ alkyl ester of the(meth)acrylic acid. Said copolymers are available from Noveon inc underthe tradename Carbopol Aqua 30.

vii. Di-Amido-Gellants

In one aspect, the external structuring system may comprise a di-amidogellant having a molecular weight from about 150 g/mol to about 1,500g/mol, or even from about 500 g/mol to about 900 g/mol. Such di-amidogellants may comprise at least two nitrogen atoms, wherein at least twoof said nitrogen atoms form amido functional substitution groups. In oneaspect, the amido groups are different. In another aspect, the amidofunctional groups are the same.

Non-limiting examples of useful di-amido gellants are:

-   N,N′-(2S,2′S)—    1,1′(dodecane-1,12-diylbis(azanediyl))bis(3-methyl-1-oxobutane-2,1-diyl)diisonicotinamide;-   dibenzyl    (2S,2′S)-1,1′-(propane-1,3-diylbis(azanediyl))bis(3-methyl-1-oxobutane-2,1-diyl)dicarbamate;    and-   dibenzyl    (2S,2′S)-1,1′-(dodecane-1,12-diylbis(azanediyl))bis(1-oxo-3-phenylpropane-2,1-diyl)dicarbamate.

Polymeric Dispersing Agents

The detergent composition may comprise one or more polymeric dispersingagents. Examples are carboxymethylcellulose, poly(vinyl-pyrrolidone),poly (ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl alcohol),poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide), poly(vinylimidazole), polycarboxylates suchas polyacrylates, maleic/acrylic acid copolymers and laurylmethacrylate/acrylic acid co-polymers.

The detergent composition may comprise one or more amphiphilic cleaningpolymers such as the compound having the following general structure:bis((C₂H₅O)(C₂H₄O)n)(CH₃)—N⁺—C_(x)H_(2x)—N⁺—(CH₃)-bis((C₂H₅O)(C₂H₄O)n),wherein n=from 20 to 30, and x=from 3 to 8, or sulphated or sulphonatedvariants thereof.

The detergent composition may comprise amphiphilic alkoxylated greasecleaning polymers which have balanced hydrophilic and hydrophobicproperties such that they remove grease particles from fabrics andsurfaces. Specific embodiments of the amphiphilic alkoxylated greasecleaning polymers of the present invention comprise a core structure anda plurality of alkoxylate groups attached to that core structure. Thesemay comprise alkoxylated polyalkylenimines, for example, having an innerpolyethylene oxide block and an outer polypropylene oxide block. Suchcompounds may include, but are not limited to, ethoxylatedpolyethyleneimine, ethoxylated hexamethylene diamine, and sulfatedversions thereof. Polypropoxylated derivatives may also be included. Awide variety of amines and polyalklyeneimines can be alkoxylated tovarious degrees. A useful example is 600 g/mol polyethyleneimine coreethoxylated to 20 EO groups per NH and is available from BASF. Thecleaning compositions described herein may comprise from about 0.1% toabout 10%, and in some examples, from about 0.1% to about 8%, and inother examples, from about 0.1% to about 6%, by weight of the cleaningcomposition, of alkoxylated polyamines.

Alkoxylated polycarboxylates such as those prepared from polyacrylatesare useful herein to provide additional grease removal performance.Chemically, these materials comprise polyacrylates having one ethoxyside-chain per every 7-8 acrylate units. The side-chains are of theformula —(CH₂CH₂O)_(m) (CH₂)_(n)CH₃ wherein m is 2-3 and n is 6-12. Theside-chains are ester-linked to the polyacrylate “backbone” to provide a“comb” polymer type structure. The molecular weight can vary, but istypically in the range of about 2000 to about 50,000. The detergentcompositions described herein may comprise from about 0.1% to about 10%,and in some examples, from about 0.25% to about 5%, and in otherexamples, from about 0.3% to about 2%, by weight of the cleaningcomposition, of alkoxylated polycarboxylates.

Suitable amphilic graft co-polymer preferable include the amphilic graftco-polymer comprises (i) polyethylene glycol backbone; and (ii) and atleast one pendant moiety selected from polyvinyl acetate, polyvinylalcohol and mixtures thereof. A preferred amphilic graft co-polymer isSokalan® HP22, supplied from BASF. Suitable polymers include randomgraft copolymers, preferably a polyvinyl acetate grafted polyethyleneoxide copolymer having a polyethylene oxide backbone and multiplepolyvinyl acetate side chains. The molecular weight of the polyethyleneoxide backbone is typically about 6000 and the weight ratio of thepolyethylene oxide to polyvinyl acetate is about 40 to 60 and no morethan 1 grafting point per 50 ethylene oxide units.

Carboxylate polymer—The detergent compositions of the present inventionmay also include one or more carboxylate polymers such as amaleate/acrylate random copolymer or polyacrylate homopolymer. In oneaspect, the carboxylate polymer is a polyacrylate homopolymer having amolecular weight of from 4,000 Da to 9,000 Da, or from 6,000 Da to 9,000Da.

Soil release polymer—The detergent compositions of the present inventionmay also include one or more soil release polymers having a structure asdefined by one of the following structures (I), (II) or (III):

—[(OCHR¹—CHR²)_(a)—O—OC—Ar—CO-]_(d)  (I)

—[(OCHR³—CHR⁴)_(b)—O—OC-sAr-CO-]_(e)  (II)

—[(OCHR⁵—CHR⁶)_(c)—OR⁷]_(f)  (III)

wherein:

a, b and c are from 1 to 200;

d, e and f are from 1 to 50;

Ar is a 1,4-substituted phenylene;

sAr is 1,3-substituted phenylene substituted in position 5 with SO₃Me;

Me is Li, K, Mg/2, Ca/2, Al/3, ammonium, mono-, di-, tri-, ortetraalkylammonium wherein the alkyl groups are C₁-C₁₈ alkyl or C₂-C₁₀hydroxyalkyl, or mixtures thereof;

R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selected from H or C₁-C₁₈ n-or iso-alkyl; and

R⁷ is a linear or branched C₁-C₁₈ alkyl, or a linear or branched C₂-C₃₀alkenyl, or a cycloalkyl group with 5 to 9 carbon atoms, or a C₈-C₃₀aryl group, or a C₆-C₃₀ arylalkyl group.

Suitable soil release polymers are polyester soil release polymers suchas Repel-o-tex polymers, including Repel-o-tex SF, SF-2 and SRP6supplied by Rhodia. Other suitable soil release polymers include Texcarepolymers, including Texcare SRA100, SRA300, SRN100, SRN170, SRN240,SRN300 and SRN325 supplied by Clariant. Other suitable soil releasepolymers are Marloquest polymers, such as Marloquest SL supplied bySasol.

Cellulosic polymer—The consumer products of the present invention mayalso include one or more cellulosic polymers including those selectedfrom alkyl cellulose, alkyl alkoxyalkyl cellulose, carboxyalkylcellulose, alkyl carboxyalkyl cellulose. In one aspect, the cellulosicpolymers are selected from the group comprising carboxymethyl cellulose,methyl cellulose, methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl carboxymethylcellulose, and mixtures thereof. In one aspect, the carboxymethylcellulose has a degree of carboxymethyl substitution from 0.5 to 0.9 anda molecular weight from 100,000 Da to 300,000 Da.

Amines

Various amines may be used in the cleaning compositions described hereinfor added removal of grease and particulates from soiled materials. Thedetergent compositions described herein may comprise from about 0.1% toabout 10%, in some examples, from about 0.1% to about 4%, and in otherexamples, from about 0.1% to about 2%, by weight of the cleaningcomposition, of additional amines Non-limiting examples of aminesinclude, but are not limited to, polyamines, oligoamines, triamines,diamines, pentamines, tetraamines, polyetheramines, or combinationsthereof. Specific examples of suitable additional amines includetetraethylenepentamine, triethylenetetraamine, diethylenetriamine,polyetheramines, or a mixture thereof. A suitable polyetheramine isrepresented by the structure of Formula (I):

where each of R₁-R₆ is independently selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl,aryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, where at least one of R₁-R₆ is differentfrom H, typically at least one of R₁-R₆ is an alkyl group having 2 to 8carbon atoms, each of A₁-A₆ is independently selected from linear orbranched alkylenes having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, typically 2 to 10 carbonatoms, more typically, 2 to 5 carbon atoms, each of Z₁-Z₂ isindependently selected from OH or NH₂, where at least one of Z₁-Z₂ isNH₂, typically each of Z₁ and Z₂ is NH₂, where the sum of x+y is in therange of about 2 to about 200, typically about 2 to about 20 or about 3to about 20, more typically about 2 to about 10 or about 3 to about 8 orabout 4 to about 6, where x≧1 and y≧1, and the sum of x₁+y₁ is in therange of about 2 to about 200, typically about 2 to about 20 or about 3to about 20, more typically about 2 to about 10 or about 3 to about 8 orabout 2 to about 4, where x₁≧1 and y₁≧1. Another suitable polyetheramineis represented by the structure of Formula (II):

where each of R₇-R₁₂ is independently selected from H, alkyl,cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, where at least one of R₇-R₁₂is different from H, typically at least one of R₇-R₁₂ is an alkyl grouphaving 2 to 8 carbon atoms, each of A₇-A₉ is independently selected fromlinear or branched alkylenes having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, typically 2 to10 carbon atoms, more typically, 2 to 5 carbon atoms, each of Z₃-Z₄ isindependently selected from OH or NH₂, where at least one of Z₃-Z₄ isNH₂, typically each of Z₃ and Z₄ is NH₂, where the sum of x+y is in therange of about 2 to about 200, typically about 2 to about 20 or about 3to about 20, more typically about 2 to about 10 or about 3 to about 8 orabout 2 to about 4, where x≧1 and y≧1, and the sum of x₁+y_(i) is in therange of about 2 to about 200, typically about 2 to about 20 or about 3to about 20, more typically about 2 to about 10 or about 3 to about 8 orabout 2 to about 4, where x₁≧1 and y₁≧1.

Another suitable polyetheramine is represented by the structure ofFormula III:

Solvents—suitable solvents include, but are not limited to, water,alcohol, paraffins, glycols, glycerols, and mixtures thereof.

Bleaching Agents—The detergent compositions of the present invention maycomprise one or more bleaching agents. Suitable bleaching agents otherthan bleaching catalysts include photobleaches, bleach activators,hydrogen peroxide, sources of hydrogen peroxide, pre-formed peracids andmixtures thereof. In general, when a bleaching agent is used, thedetergent compositions of the present invention may comprise from about0.1% to about 50% or even from about 0.1% to about 25% bleaching agentby weight of the detergent composition. Examples of suitable bleachingagents include:

(1) photobleaches for example sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine sulfonatedaluminium phthalocyanines, xanthene dyes and mixtures thereof;

(2) preformed peracids: Suitable preformed peracids include, but are notlimited to, compounds selected from the group consisting ofpercarboxylic acids and salts, percarbonic acids and salts, perimidicacids and salts, peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts, for example,Oxone®, and mixtures thereof. Suitable percarboxylic acids includehydrophobic and hydrophilic peracids having the formula R—(C═O)O—O-Mwherein R is an alkyl group, optionally branched, having, when theperacid is hydrophobic, from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or from 8 to 12carbon atoms and, when the peracid is hydrophilic, less than 6 carbonatoms or even less than 4 carbon atoms; and M is a counterion, forexample, sodium, potassium or hydrogen;

(3) sources of hydrogen peroxide, for example, inorganic perhydratesalts, including alkali metal salts such as sodium salts of perborate(usually mono- or tetra-hydrate), percarbonate, persulphate,perphosphate, persilicate salts and mixtures thereof. In one aspect ofthe invention the inorganic perhydrate salts are selected from the groupconsisting of sodium salts of perborate, percarbonate and mixturesthereof. When employed, inorganic perhydrate salts are typically presentin amounts of from 0.05 to 40 wt %, or 1 to 30 wt % of the overallfabric and home care product and are typically incorporated into suchfabric and home care products as a crystalline solid that may be coated.Suitable coatings include, inorganic salts such as alkali metalsilicate, carbonate or borate salts or mixtures thereof, or organicmaterials such as water-soluble or dispersible polymers, waxes, oils orfatty soaps; and

(4) bleach activators having R—(C═O)-L wherein R is an alkyl group,optionally branched, having, when the bleach activator is hydrophobic,from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or from 8 to 12 carbon atoms and, when thebleach activator is hydrophilic, less than 6 carbon atoms or even lessthan 4 carbon atoms; and L is leaving group. Examples of suitableleaving groups are benzoic acid and derivatives thereof—especiallybenzene sulphonate. Suitable bleach activators include dodecanoyloxybenzene sulphonate, decanoyl oxybenzene sulphonate, decanoyloxybenzoic acid or salts thereof, 3,5,5-trimethyl hexanoyloxybenzenesulphonate, tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) and nonanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (NOBS). While any suitable bleach activator may be employed,in one aspect of the invention the subject detergent composition maycomprise NOBS, TAED or mixtures thereof.

When present, the peracid and/or bleach activator is generally presentin the detergent composition in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 60wt %, from about 0.5 to about 40 wt % or even from about 0.6 to about 10wt % based on the fabric and home care product. One or more hydrophobicperacids or precursors thereof may be used in combination with one ormore hydrophilic peracid or precursor thereof.

The amounts of hydrogen peroxide source and peracid or bleach activatormay be selected such that the molar ratio of available oxygen (from theperoxide source) to peracid is from 1:1 to 35:1, or even 2:1 to 10:1.

Bleach Catalysts—

The detergent compositions of the present invention may also include oneor more bleach catalysts capable of accepting an oxygen atom from aperoxyacid and/or salt thereof, and transferring the oxygen atom to anoxidizeable substrate. Suitable bleach catalysts include, but are notlimited to: iminium cations and polyions; iminium zwitterions; modifiedamines; modified amine oxides; N-sulphonyl imines; N-phosphonyl imines;N-acyl imines; thiadiazole dioxides; perfluoroimines; cyclic sugarketones and mixtures thereof.

In one aspect, the bleach catalyst has a structure corresponding togeneral formula below:

wherein R¹³ is selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl,2-propylheptyl, 2-butyloctyl, 2-pentylnonyl, 2-hexyldecyl, n-dodecyl,n-tetradecyl, n-hexadecyl, n-octadecyl, iso-nonyl, iso-decyl,iso-tridecyl and iso-pentadecyl;

Brighteners

Optical brighteners or other brightening or whitening agents may beincorporated at levels of from about 0.01% to about 1.2%, by weight ofthe composition, into the cleaning compositions described herein.Commercial fluorescent brighteners suitable for the present inventioncan be classified into subgroups, including but not limited to:derivatives of stilbene, pyrazoline, coumarin, benzoxazoles, carboxylicacid, methinecyanines, dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide, azoles, 5- and6-membered-ring heterocycles, and other miscellaneous agents.

In some examples, the fluorescent brightener herein comprises a compoundof formula (1):

wherein: X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄ are —N(R¹)R², wherein R¹ and R² areindependently selected from a hydrogen, a phenyl, hydroxyethyl, or anunsubstituted or substituted C₁-C₈ alkyl, or —N(R¹)R² form aheterocyclic ring, preferably R¹ and R² are independently selected froma hydrogen or phenyl, or —N(R¹)R² form a unsubstituted or substitutedmorpholine ring; and M is a hydrogen or a cation, preferably M is sodiumor potassium, more preferably M is sodium.

In some examples, the fluorescent brightener is selected from the groupconsisting of disodium4,4′-bis{[4-anilino-6-morpholino-s-triazin-2-yl]-amino}-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonate(brightener 15, commercially available under the tradename TinopalAMS-GX by Ciba Geigy Corporation),disodium4,4′-bis{[4-anilino-6-(N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine-2-yl]-amino}-2,2′-stilbenedisulonate(commercially available under the tradename Tinopal UNPA-GX byCiba-Geigy Corporation), disodium4,4′-bis{[4-anilino-6-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)-s-triazine-2-yl]-amino}-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonate(commercially available under the tradename Tinopal 5BM-GX by Ciba-GeigyCorporation). More preferably, the fluorescent brightener is disodium4,4′-bis{[4-anilino-6-morpholino-s-triazin-2-yl]-amino}-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonate.The brighteners may be added in particulate form or as a premix with asuitable solvent, for example nonionic surfactant, monoethanolamine,propane diol.

Water-Soluble Film

The compositions of the present invention may also be encapsulatedwithin a water-soluble film. Preferred film materials are preferablypolymeric materials. The film material can, for example, be obtained bycasting, blow-moulding, extrusion or blown extrusion of the polymericmaterial, as known in the art.

Preferred polymers, copolymers or derivatives thereof suitable for useas pouch material are selected from polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyalkylene oxides, acrylamide, acrylic acid, cellulose,cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinylacetates, polycarboxylic acids and salts, polyaminoacids or peptides,polyamides, polyacrylamide, copolymers of maleic/acrylic acids,polysaccharides including starch and gelatine, natural gums such asxanthum and carragum. More preferred polymers are selected frompolyacrylates and water-soluble acrylate copolymers, methylcellulose,carboxymethylcellulose sodium, dextrin, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin,polymethacrylates, and most preferably selected from polyvinyl alcohols,polyvinyl alcohol copolymers and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC),and combinations thereof. Preferably, the level of polymer in the pouchmaterial, for example a PVA polymer, is at least 60%. The polymer canhave any weight average molecular weight, preferably from about 1000 to1,000,000, more preferably from about 10,000 to 300,000 yet morepreferably from about 20,000 to 150,000. Mixtures of polymers can alsobe used as the pouch material. Naturally, different film material and/orfilms of different thickness may be employed in making the compartmentsof the present invention. A benefit in selecting different films is thatthe resulting compartments may exhibit different solubility or releasecharacteristics.

Most preferred film materials are PVA films known under the MonoSoltrade reference M8630, M8900, H8779.

The film material herein can also comprise one or more additiveingredients. For example, it can be beneficial to add plasticizers, forexample glycerol, ethylene glycol, diethyleneglycol, propylene glycol,sorbitol and mixtures thereof. Other additives include functionaldetergent additives to be delivered to the wash water, for exampleorganic polymeric dispersants.

Suds Boosters

If high sudsing is desired, suds boosters such as the C₁₀-C₁₆alkanolamides may be incorporated into the cleaning compositions at aconcentration ranging from about 1% to about 10% by weight of thecleaning composition. Some examples include the C₁₀-C₁₄ monoethanol anddiethanol amides. If desired, water-soluble magnesium and/or calciumsalts such as MgCl₂, MgSO₄, CaCl₂, CaSO₄, and the like, may be added atlevels of about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of the cleaning composition,to provide additional suds and to enhance grease removal performance.

Conditioning Agents

The composition of the present invention may include a high meltingpoint fatty compound. The high melting point fatty compound usefulherein has a melting point of 25° C. or higher, and is selected from thegroup consisting of fatty alcohols, fatty acids, fatty alcoholderivatives, fatty acid derivatives, and mixtures thereof.

The high melting point fatty compound is included in the composition ata level of from about 0.1% to about 40%, preferably from about 1% toabout 30%, more preferably from about 1.5% to about 16% by weight of thecomposition, from about 1.5% to about 8% in view of providing improvedconditioning benefits such as slippery feel during the application towet hair, softness and moisturized feel on dry hair.

The compositions of the present invention may contain a cationicpolymer. Concentrations of the cationic polymer in the compositiontypically range from about 0.05% to about 3%, in another embodiment fromabout 0.075% to about 2.0%, and in yet another embodiment from about0.1% to about 1.0%. Suitable cationic polymers will have cationic chargedensities of at least about 0.5 meq/gm, in another embodiment at leastabout 0.9 meq/gm, in another embodiment at least about 1.2 meq/gm, inyet another embodiment at least about 1.5 meq/gm, but in one embodimentalso less than about 7 meq/gm, and in another embodiment less than about5 meq/gm, at the pH of intended use of the composition, which pH willgenerally range from about pH 3 to about pH 9, in one embodiment betweenabout pH 4 and about pH 8. Herein, “cationic charge density” of apolymer refers to the ratio of the number of positive charges on thepolymer to the molecular weight of the polymer. The average molecularweight of such suitable cationic polymers will generally be betweenabout 10,000 and 10 million, in one embodiment between about 50,000 andabout 5 million, and in another embodiment between about 100,000 andabout 3 million.

Suitable cationic polymers for use in the compositions of the presentinvention contain cationic nitrogen-containing moieties such asquaternary ammonium or cationic protonated amino moieties. Any anioniccounterions can be used in association with the cationic polymers solong as the polymers remain soluble in water, in the composition, or ina coacervate phase of the composition, and so long as the counterionsare physically and chemically compatible with the essential componentsof the composition or do not otherwise unduly impair productperformance, stability or aesthetics. Nonlimiting examples of suchcounterions include halides (e.g., chloride, fluoride, bromide, iodide),sulfate and methylsulfate.

Other suitable cationic polymers for use in the composition includepolysaccharide polymers, cationic guar gum derivatives, quaternarynitrogen-containing cellulose ethers, synthetic polymers, copolymers ofetherified cellulose, guar and starch. When used, the cationic polymersherein are either soluble in the composition or are soluble in a complexcoacervate phase in the composition formed by the cationic polymer andthe anionic, amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant componentdescribed hereinbefore. Complex coacervates of the cationic polymer canalso be formed with other charged materials in the composition.

The composition of the present invention may include a nonionic polymeras a conditioning agent. Polyalkylene glycols having a molecular weightof more than about 1000 are useful herein. Useful are those having thefollowing general formula:

wherein R⁹⁵ is selected from the group consisting of H, methyl, andmixtures thereof. Conditioning agents, and in particular silicones, maybe included in the composition. The conditioning agents useful in thecompositions of the present invention typically comprise a waterinsoluble, water dispersible, non-volatile, liquid that formsemulsified, liquid particles. Suitable conditioning agents for use inthe composition are those conditioning agents characterized generally assilicones (e.g., silicone oils, cationic silicones, silicone gums, highrefractive silicones, and silicone resins), organic conditioning oils(e.g., hydrocarbon oils, polyolefins, and fatty esters) or combinationsthereof, or those conditioning agents which otherwise form liquid,dispersed particles in the aqueous surfactant matrix herein. Suchconditioning agents should be physically and chemically compatible withthe essential components of the composition, and should not otherwiseunduly impair product stability, aesthetics or performance.

The concentration of the conditioning agent in the composition should besufficient to provide the desired conditioning benefits. Suchconcentration can vary with the conditioning agent, the conditioningperformance desired, the average size of the conditioning agentparticles, the type and concentration of other components, and otherlike factors.

Fabric Hueing Agents

The composition may comprise a fabric hueing agent (sometimes referredto as shading, bluing or whitening agents). Typically the hueing agentprovides a blue or violet shade to fabric. Hueing agents can be usedeither alone or in combination to create a specific shade of hueingand/or to shade different fabric types. This may be provided for exampleby mixing a red and green-blue dye to yield a blue or violet shade.Hueing agents may be selected from any known chemical class of dye,including but not limited to acridine, anthraquinone (includingpolycyclic quinones), azine, azo (e.g., monoazo, disazo, trisazo,tetrakisazo, polyazo), including premetallized azo, benzodifurane andbenzodifuranone, carotenoid, coumarin, cyanine, diazahemicyanine,diphenylmethane, formazan, hemicyanine, indigoids, methane,naphthalimides, naphthoquinone, nitro and nitroso, oxazine,phthalocyanine, pyrazoles, stilbene, styryl, triarylmethane,triphenylmethane, xanthenes and mixtures thereof.

Suitable fabric hueing agents include dyes, dye-clay conjugates, andorganic and inorganic pigments. Suitable dyes include small moleculedyes and polymeric dyes. Suitable small molecule dyes include smallmolecule dyes selected from the group consisting of dyes falling intothe Colour Index (C.I.) classifications of Direct, Basic, Reactive orhydrolysed Reactive, Solvent or Disperse dyes for example that areclassified as Blue, Violet, Red, Green or Black, and provide the desiredshade either alone or in combination. In another aspect, suitable smallmolecule dyes include small molecule dyes selected from the groupconsisting of Colour Index (Society of Dyers and Colourists, Bradford,UK) numbers Direct Violet dyes such as 9, 35, 48, 51, 66, and 99, DirectBlue dyes such as 1, 71, 80 and 279, Acid Red dyes such as 17, 73, 52,88 and 150, Acid Violet dyes such as 15, 17, 24, 43, 49 and 50, AcidBlue dyes such as 15, 17, 25, 29, 40, 45, 75, 80, 83, 90 and 113, AcidBlack dyes such as 1, Basic Violet dyes such as 1, 3, 4, 10 and 35,Basic Blue dyes such as 3, 16, 22, 47, 66, 75 and 159, Disperse orSolvent dyes and mixtures thereof. In another aspect, suitable smallmolecule dyes include small molecule dyes selected from the groupconsisting of C. I. numbers Acid Violet 17, Direct Blue 71, DirectViolet 51, Direct Blue 1, Acid Red 88, Acid Red 150, Acid Blue 29, AcidBlue 113 or mixtures thereof.

Suitable polymeric dyes include polymeric dyes selected from the groupconsisting of polymers containing covalently bound (sometimes referredto as conjugated) chromogens, (dye-polymer conjugates), for examplepolymers with chromogens co-polymerized into the backbone of the polymerand mixtures thereof.

In another aspect, suitable polymeric dyes include polymeric dyesselected from the group consisting of fabric-substantive colorants soldunder the name of Liquitint® (Milliken, Spartanburg, S.C., USA),dye-polymer conjugates formed from at least one reactive dye and apolymer selected from the group consisting of polymers comprising amoiety selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl moiety, aprimary amine moiety, a secondary amine moiety, a thiol moiety andmixtures thereof. In still another aspect, suitable polymeric dyesinclude polymeric dyes selected from the group consisting of Liquitint®Violet CT, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) covalently bound to a reactiveblue, reactive violet or reactive red dye such as CMC conjugated withC.I. Reactive Blue 19, sold by Megazyme, Wicklow, Ireland under theproduct name AZO-CM-CELLULOSE, product code S-ACMC, alkoxylatedtriphenyl-methane polymeric colourants, alkoxylated thiophene polymericcolourants, and mixtures thereof.

Suitable dye clay conjugates include dye clay conjugates selected fromthe group comprising at least one cationic/basic dye and a smectiteclay, and mixtures thereof. In another aspect, suitable dye clayconjugates include dye clay conjugates selected from the groupconsisting of one cationic/basic dye selected from the group consistingof C.I. Basic Yellow 1 through 108, C.I. Basic Orange 1 through 69, C.I.Basic Red 1 through 118, C.I. Basic Violet 1 through 51, C.I. Basic Blue1 through 164, C.I. Basic Green 1 through 14, C.I. Basic Brown 1 through23, CI Basic Black 1 through 11, and a clay selected from the groupconsisting of Montmorillonite clay, Hectorite clay, Saponite clay andmixtures thereof. In still another aspect, suitable dye clay conjugatesinclude dye clay conjugates selected from the group consisting of:Montmorillonite Basic Blue B7 C.I. 42595 conjugate, MontmorilloniteBasic Blue B9 C.I. 52015 conjugate, Montmorillonite Basic Violet V3 C.I.42555 conjugate, Montmorillonite Basic Green G1 C.I. 42040 conjugate,Montmorillonite Basic Red R1 C.I. 45160 conjugate, Montmorillonite C.I.Basic Black 2 conjugate, Hectorite Basic Blue B7 C.I. 42595 conjugate,Hectorite Basic Blue B9 C.I. 52015 conjugate, Hectorite Basic Violet V3C.I. 42555 conjugate, Hectorite Basic Green G1 C.I. 42040 conjugate,Hectorite Basic Red R1 C.I. 45160 conjugate, Hectorite C.I. Basic Black2 conjugate, Saponite Basic Blue B7 C.I. 42595 conjugate, Saponite BasicBlue B9 C.I. 52015 conjugate, Saponite Basic Violet V3 C.I. 42555conjugate, Saponite Basic Green G1 C.I. 42040 conjugate, Saponite BasicRed R1 C.I. 45160 conjugate, Saponite C.I. Basic Black 2 conjugate andmixtures thereof.

Suitable pigments include pigments selected from the group consisting offlavanthrone, indanthrone, chlorinated indanthrone containing from 1 to4 chlorine atoms, pyranthrone, dichloropyranthrone,monobromodichloropyranthrone, dibromodichloropyranthrone,tetrabromopyranthrone, perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimide,wherein the imide groups may be unsubstituted or substituted byC1-C3-alkyl or a phenyl or heterocyclic radical, and wherein the phenyland heterocyclic radicals may additionally carry substituents which donot confer solubility in water, anthrapyrimidinecarboxylic acid amides,violanthrone, isoviolanthrone, dioxazine pigments, copper phthalocyaninewhich may contain up to 2 chlorine atoms per molecule, polychloro-copperphthalocyanine or polybromochloro-copper phthalocyanine containing up to14 bromine atoms per molecule and mixtures thereof.

In another aspect, suitable pigments include pigments selected from thegroup consisting of Ultramarine Blue (C.I. Pigment Blue 29), UltramarineViolet (C.I. Pigment Violet 15) and mixtures thereof.

The aforementioned fabric hueing agents can be used in combination (anymixture of fabric hueing agents can be used).

Perfumes—

Suitable adjunct perfume raw materials include those perfume rawmaterials listed in Table 2 below. Such adjunct perfume raw materialsmay be used in addition to the silicone compounds disclosed in thepresent specification. For example, such adjunct perfume raw materialsmay be used to formulate a part or all of a neat perfume.

TABLE 2 Adjunct Perfume Raw Materials: Number Registry Name Trade Name 1Propanoic acid, ethyl ester Ethyl Propionate 2 Acetic acid,2-methylpropyl ester Isobutyl Acetate 3 Butanoic acid, ethyl ester EthylButyrate 4 Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester Ethyl-2-Methyl Butyrate5 1-Butanol, 3-methyl-, acetate Iso Amyl-Acetate 6 2-Buten-1-ol,3-methyl-, acetate Prenyl Acetate 7 3-Hexen-1-ol, acetate, (Z)- Cis 3Hexenyl Acetate 8 Benzoic acid, methyl ester Methyl Benzoate 9Benzeneacetic acid, methyl ester Methyl Phenyl Acetate 101,3-Dioxolane-2-acetic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl Fructone ester 11 Aceticacid, (2-methylbutoxy)-, 2-propenyl ester Allyl Amyl Glycolate 12Benzenemethanol, .alpha.-methyl-, acetate Methyl Phenyl Carbinyl Acetate13 Benzeneacetic acid, ethyl ester Ethyl Phenyl Acetate 14 Acetic acid,2-phenylethyl ester Phenyl Ethyl Acetate 15 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-,methyl ester Methyl Cinnamate 16 Acetic acid ethyl ester Ethyl Acetate17 Butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, ethyl ester Ethyl Acetoacetate 18Tricyclo[2.2.1.02,6]heptane, 1-ethyl-3- Neoproxen methoxy- 19 Benzene,1,4-dimethoxy- Hydroquinone Dimethyl Ether 20 Carbonic acid, 3-hexenylmethyl ester, (Z)- Liffarome 21 Oxirane, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methyl-2,4-Myroxide pentadienyl)- 22 Ethanol, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)- Diethylene GlycolMono Ethylether 23 1,3-Oxathiane, 2-methyl-4-propyl-, cis- Oxane 24Acetic acid, 4-methylphenyl ester Para Cresyl Acetate 25 Benzene,(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)- Phenyl Acetaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal 26 Propanoicacid, phenylmethyl ester Benzyl Propionate 27 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one,octahydro- Octahydro Coumarin 28 Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl esterMethyl Salicylate USP 29 Propanenitrile, 3-(3-hexenyloxy)-, (Z)-Parmanyl 30 Benzene, [2-(2-propenyloxy)ethyl]- LRA 220 31Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, 2,2-dimethyl-3- Camphene methylene- 32Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane, 6,6-dimethyl-2- Beta Pinene methylene-, (1S)- 33Bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene, 2,6,6-trimethyl- Alpha Pinene 34 Propanoicacid, pentyl ester Amyl Propionate 35 1,6-Octadiene,7-methyl-3-methylene- Myrcene 36 Cyclohexene,1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)- Dipentene 37 Cyclohexene,1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)- Terpineolene 38 Acetic acid, hexyl esterHexyl Acetate 39 Benzene, 1-methoxy-4-methyl- Para Cresyl Methyl Ether40 1-Octen-3-ol, acetate Amyl Vinyl Carbinyl Acetate 412-Oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, 1,3,3-trimethyl- Eucalyptol 42 Butanoic acid,pentyl ester Amyl Butyrate 43 Heptanoic acid, ethyl ester EthylOenanthate 44 Hexanoic acid, 2-propenyl ester Allyl Caproate 453-Hexene, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-, (Z)- Leaf Acetal 46 2-Octynoic acid,methyl ester Methyl Heptine Carbonate 47 Benzoic acid, ethyl ester EthylBenzoate 48 1-Hexanol, 3,5,5-trimethyl-, acetate Iso Nonyl Acetate 49Heptanoic acid, 2-propenyl ester Allyl Heptoate 50 Butanoic acid,3-hexenyl ester, (Z)- Cis 3 Hexenyl Butyrate 51 1,6-Octadien-3-ol,3,7-dimethyl-, formate Linalyl Formate 52 3-Octanol, 3,7-dimethyl-,acetate Tetrahydro Linayl Acetate 53 7-Octen-2-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-,acetate Dihydro Terpinyl Acetate 54 7-Octen-2-ol, 2-methyl-6-methylene-,acetate Myrcenyl Acetate 55 2-Butenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hexenyl ester,Cis-3-Hexenyl Tiglate (E,Z)- 56 1,6-Octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-,acetate Linalyl Acetate 57 Benzene, 1-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)-, (E)-Anethol Usp 58 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, formate Citronellyl Formate59 3-Cyclohexene-1-methanol, .alpha.,.alpha.,4- Terpinyl Acetatetrimethyl-, acetate 60 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, formate, (E)-Geranyl Formate 61 Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol, 1,3,3-trimethyl-, FenchylAcetate acetate 62 Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, IsoBornyl Acetate acetate, exo- 63 2H-Pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-pentyl-Delta Decalactone 64 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate CitronellylAcetate 65 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-hexyldihydro- Gamma Decalactone 662,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate, (E)- Geranyl Acetate 672H-Pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-(3-pentenyl)- Jasmolactone 68 Cyclohexanol,5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, Menthyl Acetateacetate,(1.alpha.,2.beta.,5.alpha.)- 69 2,6-Octadien-1-ol,3,7-dimethyl-, acetate, (Z)- Neryl Acetate 70 Benzeneethanol,.alpha.,.alpha.-dimethyl-, Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinyl acetate Acetate 71Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,3-dimethyl-3- Iso Pentyrate butenyl ester72 Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hexenyl ester, (Z)- Verdural B Extra 732H-Pyran, tetrahydro-4-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1- Methyl Iso ButenylTetrahydro propenyl)- Pyran 74 Hexanoic acid, 2-methylpropyl ester IsoButyl Caproate 75 Cyclohexane, 3-ethoxy-1,1,5-trimethyl- Herbavert 76Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, hexyl ester Hexyl Neo Pentanoate 77Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexyl ester Hexyl-2-Methyl Butyrate 78Cyclohexaneethanol, acetate Cyclohexyl Ethyl Acetate 79 Propanoic acid,2-methyl-, phenylmethyl ester Benzyl Iso Butyrate 80 Propanoic acid,2-methyl-, 4-methylphenyl ester Para Cresyl Iso Butyrate 81 Carbonicacid, 4-cycloocten-1-yl methyl ester Violiff 82 1,6-Octadien-3-ol,3,7-dimethyl-, propanoate Linalyl Propionate 83 Butanoic acid,phenylmethyl ester Benzyl Butyrate 84 4,7-Methano-1H-inden-5-ol,octahydro-, acetate Dihydro Cyclacet 85 Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol,1,7,7-trimethyl-, Iso Bornyl Propionate propanoate, exo- 862,6-Octadienenitrile, 3,7-dimethyl- Geranyl Nitrile 87 Benzene, ethenyl-Styrene 88 Benzene, methyl(1-methylethyl)- Cymene Coeur 891,3,5-Undecatriene Galbanolene Super 90 2-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid,2,6,6- Methyl Cyclogeranate trimethyl-, methyl ester 91 Benzene,(2-bromoethenyl)- Brom Styrol 92 Benzene, 1-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-Methyl Chavicol 93 1,3-Dioxane, 2-butyl-4,4,6-trimethyl- Herboxane 942-Nonynoic acid, methyl ester Methyl Octine Carbonate 956-Octenenitrile, 3,7-dimethyl- Baranyl Nitrile 96 1-Hexanol,5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, acetate Tetrahydro Lavandulyl Acetate 97Cyclohexanemethanol, .alpha.,3,3-trimethyl-, Rosamusk acetate 982,6-Octadiene, 1,1-dimethoxy-3,7-dimethyl- Citral Dimethyl Acetal 99Cyclohexanol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-, acetate Tertiary Butyl CyclohexylAcetate 100 Cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-, Iso PulegolAcetate acetate, [1R-(1.alpha.,2.beta.,5.alpha.)]- 101 Benzene,[(3-methylbutoxy)methyl]- Iso Amyl Benzyl Ether 102 2(3H)-Furanone,5-hexyldihydro-5-methyl- Lactojasmon 103 Benzoic acid, butyl ester ButylBenzoate 104 Bicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-one, 1,5-dimethyl-, Buccoxime oxime105 Cyclohexanemethanol, .alpha.,3,3-trimethyl-, Aphermate formate 106Dodecanenitrile Clonal 107 Cyclohexanepropanoic acid, 2-propenyl esterAllyl Cyclohexane Propionate 108 1,4-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid,diethyl ester Fructalate 109 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-heptyldihydro-Undecalactone 110 Naphthalene, 2-methoxy- Beta Naphthol Methyl Ether 1112-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, acetate Cinnamyl Acetate 112 Butanoic acid,1,1-dimethyl-2-phenylethyl ester Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinyl Butyrate 1132H-Pyran-2-one, 6-heptyltetrahydro- Dodecalactone 114 Oxiranecarboxylicacid, 3-methyl-3-phenyl-, Ethyl Methyl Phenyl Glycidate ethyl ester 115Oxiranecarboxylic acid, 3-phenyl-, ethyl ester Ethyl Phenyl Glycidate116 4,7-Methano-1H-inden-6-ol, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a- Frutene hexahydro-,propanoate 117 2H-Pyran-4-ol, tetrahydro-3-pentyl-, acetate Jasmal 118Bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene-2-ethanol, 6,6- Nopyl Acetate dimethyl-,acetate 119 Benzenepropanol, .alpha.,.alpha.-dimethyl-, Phenyl EthylDimethyl Carbinyl acetate Acetate 120 Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-,3a,4,5,6,7,7a- Cyclabute hexahydro-4,7-methano-1H- 121 Benzenemethanol,ar-methoxy-, acetate Anisyl Acetate 122Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 3- Herbanate Ci(1-methylethyl)-,ethyl ester, (2-endo,3-exo)- 123 Butanoic acid,3-methyl-, 2-phenylethyl ester Beta Phenyl Ethyl Isovalerate 124Bicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene, 4,11,11-trimethyl-8- Caryophyllene Extramethylene-,[1R-(1R*,4E,9S*)]- 125 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-,propanoate Citronellyl Propionate 126 Propanoic acid, decyl esterN-Decyl Propionate 127 Cyclohexanol, 1-ethenyl-2-(1-methylpropyl)-,Dihydro Ambrate acetate 128 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, ethyl esterEthyl Cinnamate 129 Butanoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl GeranylButyrate ester, (E)- 130 Cyclohexadieneethanol, 4-(1-methylethyl)-, IsoBergamate formate 131 Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1-ethenyl-1,5- LinalylIso Butyrate dimethyl-4-hexenyl ester 132 Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-,2-phenylethyl ester Phenyl Ethyl Iso Butyrate 133 2-Propenenitrile,3-phenyl- Cinnamalva 134 Benzene, [2-(1-propoxyethoxy)ethyl]- Acetal R135 1H-2-Benzopyran, 3,4,4a,5,8,8a(or Bigarade Oxide3,4,4a,7,8,8a)-hexahydro-3,3,6,7- 136 Cyclohexene,4-(1,5-dimethyl-4-hexenylidene)- Bisabolene 1-methyl- 1371H-3a,7-Methanoazulene, octahydro-6- Cedrambermethoxy-3,6,8,8-tetramethyl-,[3R-(3.alpha.,3a.beta.,6.alpha.,7.beta.,8a.alpha.)]- 138 2,6-Octadiene,1,1-diethoxy-3,7-dimethyl- Citrathal 139 Acetaldehyde,[(3,7-dimethyl-6-octenyl)oxy]- Citronellyl Oxyacetaldehyde 140Benzenepropanenitrile, .alpha.-ethenyl-.alpha.- Citrowanil B methyl- 141Cyclohexanol, 2-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-, acetate Coniferan 1421,3-Nonanediol, monoacetate Diasmol 143 Benzene, 1,1′-methylenebis-Diphenyl Methane 144 Benzene, 1,1′-oxybis- Diphenyl Oxide 1451,6-Octadiene, 3-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-3,7- Elinthal dimethyl- 1465,8-Methano-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, 6- Florex ethylideneoctahydro- 147Octanoic acid, 2-acetyl-, ethyl ester Gelsone 148Indeno[1,2-d]-1,3-dioxin, 4,4a,5,9b-tetrahydro- Indoflor Crist. 149Benzeneacetic acid, 2-methylpropyl ester Iso Butyl Phenylacetate 1502,6-Nonadienenitrile, 3,7-dimethyl- Lemonile 151 Undecane,1,1-dimethoxy-2-methyl- Methyl Nonyl Acetaldehyde Dimethyl Aceta 152Quinoline, 6-methyl- Para Methyl Quinoline 153 Propanoic acid,2-methyl-, 2-phenoxyethyl ester Phenoxy Ethyl Iso Butyrate 154 Ethanol,2-phenoxy-, propanoate Phenoxy Ethyl Propionate 155 Benzenemethanol,.alpha.-(trichloromethyl)-, Trichloromethyl Phenyl acetate CarbinylAcetate 156 Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(methoxymethyl)- Vaniwhite 157 Benzene,[2-(3-methylbutoxy)ethyl]- Phenyl Ether Isamyl Ether (Aka Anther) 1582-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2,3,6,6- Givescone tetramethyl-, ethylester

Additional Perfume Delivery Technologies—

The consumer products may comprise one or more perfume deliverytechnologies that stabilize and enhance the deposition and release ofperfume ingredients from treated substrate. Such perfume deliverytechnologies can also be used to increase the longevity of perfumerelease from the treated substrate. Perfume delivery technologies,methods of making certain perfume delivery technologies and the uses ofsuch perfume delivery technologies are disclosed in US 2007/0275866 A1.

In one aspect, the fluid fabric enhancer composition may comprise fromabout 0.001% to about 20%, or from about 0.01% to about 10%, or fromabout 0.05% to about 5%, or even from about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weightof the perfume delivery technology. In one aspect, said perfume deliverytechnologies may be selected from the group consisting of: perfumemicrocapsules, pro-perfumes, polymer particles, functionalizedsilicones, polymer assisted delivery, molecule assisted delivery, fiberassisted delivery, amine assisted delivery, cyclodextrins, starchencapsulated accord, zeolite and inorganic carrier, and mixturesthereof.

In one aspect, said perfume delivery technology may comprisemicrocapsules formed by at least partially surrounding a benefit agentwith a wall material. Said benefit agent may include materials selectedfrom the group consisting of perfumes such as3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-2-methyl propanal, 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-propanal,3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropanal,3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, and2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal, α-damascone, β-damascone, δ-damascone,β-damascenone, 6,7-dihydro-1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone,methyl-7,3-dihydro-2H-1,5-benzodioxepine-3-one,2-[2-(4-methyl-3-cyclohexenyl-1-yl)propyl]cyclopentan-2-one,2-sec-butylcyclohexanone, and β-dihydro ionone, linalool, ethyllinalool,tetrahydrolinalool, and dihydromyrcenol; silicone oils, waxes such aspolyethylene waxes; essential oils such as fish oils, jasmine, camphor,lavender; skin coolants such as menthol, methyl lactate; vitamins suchas Vitamin A and E; sunscreens; glycerine; catalysts such as manganesecatalysts or bleach catalysts; bleach particles such as perborates;silicon dioxide particles; antiperspirant actives; cationic polymers andmixtures thereof. Suitable benefit agents can be obtained from GivaudanCorp. of Mount Olive, N.J., USA, International Flavors & FragrancesCorp. of South Brunswick, N.J., USA, or Quest Corp. of Naarden,Netherlands. In one aspect, the microcapsule wall material may comprise:melamine, polyacrylamide, silicones, silica, polystyrene, polyurea,polyurethanes, polyacrylate based materials, polyacrylate esters basedmaterials, gelatin, styrene malic anhydride, polyamides, aromaticalcohols, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof. In one aspect, saidmelamine wall material may comprise melamine crosslinked withformaldehyde, melamine-dimethoxyethanol crosslinked with formaldehyde,and mixtures thereof. In one aspect, said polystyrene wall material maycomprise polystyrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene. In one aspect,said polyurea wall material may comprise urea crosslinked withformaldehyde, urea crosslinked with gluteraldehyde, and mixturesthereof. In one aspect, said polyacrylate based wall materials maycomprise polyacrylate formed from methylmethacrylate/dimethylaminomethylmethacrylate, polyacrylate formed from amine acrylate and/ormethacrylate and strong acid, polyacrylate formed from carboxylic acidacrylate and/or methacrylate monomer and strong base, polyacrylateformed from an amine acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer and acarboxylic acid acrylate and/or carboxylic acid methacrylate monomer,and mixtures thereof.

In one aspect, said polyacrylate ester based wall materials may comprisepolyacrylate esters formed by alkyl and/or glycidyl esters of acrylicacid and/or methacrylic acid, acrylic acid esters and/or methacrylicacid esters which carry hydroxyl and/or carboxy groups, andallylgluconamide, and mixtures thereof.

In one aspect, said aromatic alcohol based wall material may comprisearyloxyalkanols, arylalkanols and oligoalkanolarylethers. It may alsocomprise aromatic compounds with at least one free hydroxyl-group,especially preferred at least two free hydroxy groups that are directlyaromatically coupled, wherein it is especially preferred if at least twofree hydroxy-groups are coupled directly to an aromatic ring, and moreespecially preferred, positioned relative to each other in metaposition. It is preferred that the aromatic alcohols are selected fromphenols, cresoles (o-, m-, and p-cresol), naphthols (alpha andbeta-naphthol) and thymol, as well as ethylphenols, propylphenols,fluoiphenols and methoxyphenols.

In one aspect, said polyurea based wall material may comprise apolyisocyanate. In some embodiments, the polyisocyanate is an aromaticpolyisocyanate containing a phenyl, a toluoyl, xylyl, a naphthyl or adiphenyl moiety (e.g., a polyisocyanurate of toluene diisocyanate,trimethylol propane-adduct of toluene diisocyanate or a trimethylolpropane-adduct of xylylene diisocyanate), an aliphatic polyisocyanate(e.g., a trimer of hexamethylene diisocyanate, a trimer of isophoronediisocyanate and a biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate), or a mixturethereof (e.g., a mixture of a biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate and atrimethylol propane-adduct of xylylene diisocyanate). In still otherembodiments, the polyisocyanate may be cross-linked, the cross-linkingagent being a polyamine (e.g., diethylenetriamine,bis(3-aminopropyl)amine, bis(hexanethylene)triamine,tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, triethylenetetramine,N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,3-propanediamine, tetraethylenepentamine,pentaethylenehexamine, branched polyethylenimine, chitosan, nisin,gelatin, 1,3-diaminoguanidine monohydrochloride, dimethylbiguanidehydrochloride, or guanidine carbonate).

In one aspect, said polyvinyl alcohol based wall material may comprise acrosslinked, hydrophobically modified polyvinyl alcohol, which comprisesa crosslinking agent comprising i) a first dextran aldehyde having amolecular weight of from 2,000 to 50,000 Da; and ii) a second dextranaldehyde having a molecular weight of from greater than 50,000 to2,000,000 Da.

In one aspect, the perfume microcapsule may be coated with a depositionaid, a cationic polymer, a non-ionic polymer, an anionic polymer, ormixtures thereof. Suitable polymers may be selected from the groupconsisting of: polyvinylformaldehyde, partially hydroxylatedpolyvinylformaldehyde, polyvinylamine, polyethyleneimine, ethoxylatedpolyethyleneimine, polyvinylalcohol, polyacrylates, and combinationsthereof. Suitable deposition aids are described above and in the sectiontitled “Deposition Aid”. In one aspect, the microcapsule may be aperfume microcapsule. In one aspect, one or more types of microcapsules,for examples two microcapsules types, wherein one of the first or secondmicrocapsules (a) has a wall made of a different wall material than theother; (b) has a wall that includes a different amount of wall materialor monomer than the other; or (c) contains a different amount perfumeoil ingredient than the other; or (d) contains a different perfume oil,may be used.

In one aspect, said perfume delivery technology may comprise an aminecompound (ARP) or a thio compound. One may also use “reactive” polymericamines and or polymeric thios in which the amine and/or thiofunctionality is pre-reacted with one or more PRMs to form a compound.Typically the reactive amines are primary and/or secondary amines, andmay be part of a polymer or a monomer (non-polymer). Such ARPs may alsobe mixed with additional PRMs to provide benefits of polymer-assisteddelivery and/or amine-assisted delivery. Nonlimiting examples ofpolymeric amines include polymers based on polyalkylimines, such aspolyethyleneimine (PEI), or polyvinylamine (PVAm). Nonlimiting examplesof monomeric (non-polymeric) amines include hydroxyl amines, such as2-aminoethanol and its alkyl substituted derivatives, and aromaticamines such as anthranilates. The ARPs may be premixed with perfume oradded separately in leave-on or rinse-off applications. In anotheraspect, a material that contains a heteroatom other than nitrogen and/orsulfur, for example oxygen, phosphorus or selenium, may be used as analternative to amine compounds. In yet another aspect, theaforementioned alternative compounds can be used in combination withamine compounds. In yet another aspect, a single molecule may comprisean amine moiety and one or more of the alternative heteroatom moieties,for example, thiols, phosphines and selenols. The benefit may includeimproved delivery of perfume as well as controlled perfume release.

Dye Transfer Inhibiting Agents

Fabric cleaning compositions may also include one or more materialseffective for inhibiting the transfer of dyes from one fabric to anotherduring the cleaning process. Generally, such dye transfer inhibitingagents may include polyvinyl pyrrolidone polymers, polyamine N-oxidepolymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole,manganese phthalocyanine, peroxidases, and mixtures thereof. If used,these agents may be used at a concentration of about 0.0001% to about10%, by weight of the composition, in some examples, from about 0.01% toabout 5%, by weight of the composition, and in other examples, fromabout 0.05% to about 2% by weight of the composition.

Chelating Agents

The detergent compositions described herein may also contain one or moremetal ion chelating agents. Suitable molecules include copper, ironand/or manganese chelating agents and mixtures thereof. Such chelatingagents can be selected from the group consisting of phosphonates, aminocarboxylates, amino phosphonates, succinates,polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents,2-pyridinol-N-oxide compounds, hydroxamic acids, carboxymethyl insulinsand mixtures thereof. Chelating agents can be present in the acid orsalt form including alkali metal, ammonium, and substituted ammoniumsalts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

Aminocarboxylates useful as chelating agents include, but are notlimited to ethylenediaminetetracetates (EDTA);N-(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetates (HEDTA); nitrilotriacetates(NTA); ethylenediamine tetraproprionates;triethylenetetraaminehexacetates, diethylenetriamine-pentaacetates(DTPA); methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA); Glutamic acid diacetic acid(GLDA); ethanoldiglycines; triethylenetetraaminehexaacetic acid (TTHA);N-hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid (HEIDA); dihydroxyethylglycine (DHEG);ethylenediaminetetrapropionic acid (EDTP) and derivatives thereof.

Phosphorus containing chelants include, but are not limited todiethylene triamine penta (methylene phosphonic acid) (DTPMP CAS15827-60-8); ethylene diamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (EDTMPCAS 1429-50-1); 2-Phosphonobutane 1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (Bayhibit®AM); hexamethylene diamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (CAS56744-47-9); hydroxy-ethane diphosphonic acid (HEDP CAS 2809-21-4);hydroxyethane dimethylene phosphonic acid;2-phosphono-1,2,4-Butanetricarboxylic acid (CAS 37971-36-1);2-hydroxy-2-phosphono-Acetic acid (CAS 23783-26-8);Aminotri(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP CAS 6419-19-8);P,P′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis-Phosphonic acid (CAS 6145-31-9);P,P′-methylenebis-Phosphonic acid (CAS 1984-15-2);Triethylenediaminetetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (CAS 28444-52-2);P-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-Phosphonic acid (CAS 4167-10-6);bis(hexamethylene triamine penta(methylenephosphonic acid)) (CAS34690-00-1); N2,N2,N6,N6-tetrakis(phosphonomethyl)-Lysine (CAS194933-56-7, CAS 172780-03-9), salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.Preferably, these aminophosphonates do not contain alkyl or alkenylgroups with more than about 6 carbon atoms.

A biodegradable chelator that may also be used herein is ethylenediaminedisuccinate (“EDDS”). In some examples, but of course not limited tothis particular example, the [S,S] isomer. In other examples, thetrisodium salt of EDDA may be used, though other forms, such asmagnesium salts, may also be useful. Polymeric chelants such as TrilonP® from BASF may also be useful.

Polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents may also be usedin the cleaning compositions. Compounds of this type in acid form aredihydroxydisulfobenzenes, such as 1,2-dihydroxy-3,5-disulfobenzene, alsoknown as Tiron. Other sulphonated catechols may also be used. Inaddition to the disulfonic acid, the term “tiron” may also include mono-or di-sulfonate salts of the acid, such as, for example, the disodiumsulfonate salt, which shares the same core molecular structure with thedisulfonic acid.

The detergent composition according to the present invention maycomprise a substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyridinol-N-oxide compound ora salt thereof, as a chelating agent. Included within the scope of thisinvention are tautomers of this compound, e.g.,1-Hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinone, as chelating agents. In certain aspects, thedetergent composition comprises a 2-pyridinol-N-oxide compound selectedfrom the group consisting of: 2-hydroxypyridine-1-oxide;3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 1-oxide;6-hydroxy-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1-oxide;2-hydroxy-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1-oxide; 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid,6-hydroxy-, 1-oxide; 6-hydroxy-3-pyridinesulfonic acid, 1-oxide; andmixtures thereof. In certain aspects, the detergent compositioncomprises a 1-Hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinone compound selected from the groupconsisting of: 1-Hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinone (CAS 822-89-9);1,6-dihydro-1-hydroxy-6-oxo-3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid (CAS 677763-18-7);1,2-dihydro-1-hydroxy-2-oxo-4-Pyridinecarboxylic acid (CAS 119736-22-0);1,6-dihydro-1-hydroxy-6-oxo-2-Pyridinecarboxylic acid (CAS 94781-89-2);1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2(1H)-Pyridinone (CAS50650-76-5); 6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(1H)-Pyridinone(CAS 29342-10-7); 1-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-2(1H)-Pyridinone (CAS29342-02-7); 1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-pyridonemonoethanolamine (CAS 68890-66-4);1-hydroxy-6-(octyloxy)-2(1H)-Pyridinone (CAS 162912-64-3);1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-6-cyclohexyl-2-pyridinone ethanolamine salt (CAS41621-49-2); 1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-6-cyclohexyl-2-pyridinone (CAS29342-05-0); 6-ethoxy-1,2-dihydro-1-hydroxy-2-oxo-4-Pyridinecarboxylicacid,methyl ester (CAS 36979-78-9); 1-hydroxy-5-nitro-2(1H)-Pyridinone(CAS 45939-70-6); and mixtures thereof. These compounds are commerciallyavailable from, for example, Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.), PrincetonBuilding Blocks (Monmouth Junction, N.J.), 3B Scientific Corporation(Libertyville, Ill.), SynFine Research (Richmond Hill, ON), RyanScientific, Inc. (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), and/or Aces Pharma (Branford,Conn.).

Hydroxamic acids are a class of chemical compounds in which ahydroxylamine is inserted into a carboxylic acid and be used aschelating agents. The general structure of a hydroxamic acid is thefollowing:

The preferred hydroxamates are those where R¹ is C₄ to C₁₄ alkyl,preferably normal alkyl, most preferably saturated, salts thereof andmixtures thereof. When the C8 material is used, it called octylhydroxamic acid.

Other suitable chelating agents for use herein are the commercialDEQUEST series, and chelants from Monsanto, Akzo-Nobel, DuPont, Dow, theTrilon® series from BASF and Nalco.

The chelant may be present in the detergent compositions disclosedherein at from about 0.005% to about 15% by weight, about 0.01% to about5% by weight, about 0.1% to about 3.0% by weight, or from about 0.2% toabout 0.7% by weight, or from about 0.3% to about 0.6% by weight of thedetergent compositions disclosed herein.

Hygiene and Malodour

The compositions of the present invention may also comprise one or moreof zinc ricinoleate, thymol, quaternary ammonium salts such as Bardac®,polyethylenimines (such as Lupasol® from BASF) and zinc complexesthereof, silver and silver compounds, especially those designed toslowly release Ag⁺ or nano-silver dispersions.

Fillers and Carriers

Fillers and carriers may be used in the cleaning compositions describedherein. As used herein, the terms “filler” and “carrier” have the samemeaning and can be used interchangeably.

Liquid cleaning compositions and other forms of cleaning compositionsthat include a liquid component (such as liquid-containing unit dosecleaning compositions) may contain water and other solvents as fillersor carriers. Suitable solvents also include lipophilic fluids, includingsiloxanes, other silicones, hydrocarbons, glycol ethers, glycerinederivatives such as glycerine ethers, perfluorinated amines,perfluorinated and hydrofluoroether solvents, low-volatilitynonfluorinated organic solvents, diol solvents, and mixtures thereof.

Low molecular weight primary or secondary alcohols exemplified bymethanol, ethanol, propanol, and isopropanol are suitable. Monohydricalcohols may be used in some examples for solubilizing surfactants, andpolyols such as those containing from 2 to about 6 carbon atoms and from2 to about 6 hydroxy groups (e.g., 1,3-propanediol, ethylene glycol,glycerine, and 1,2-propanediol) may also be used. Amine-containingsolvents, such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine,may also be used.

The cleaning compositions may contain from about 5% to about 90%, and insome examples, from about 10% to about 50%, by weight of thecomposition, of such carriers. For compact or super-compact heavy dutyliquid or other forms of cleaning compositions, the use of water may belower than about 40% by weight of the composition, or lower than about20%, or lower than about 5%, or less than about 4% free water, or lessthan about 3% free water, or less than about 2% free water, orsubstantially free of free water (i.e., anhydrous).

For powder or bar cleaning compositions, or forms that include a solidor powder component (such as powder-containing unit dose cleaningcomposition), suitable fillers may include, but are not limited to,sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, clay, or other inert solid ingredients.Fillers may also include biomass or decolorized biomass. Fillers ingranular, bar, or other solid cleaning compositions may comprise lessthan about 80% by weight of the cleaning composition, and in someexamples, less than about 50% by weight of the cleaning composition.Compact or supercompact powder or solid cleaning compositions maycomprise less than about 40% filler by weight of the cleaningcomposition, or less than about 20%, or less than about 10%.

For either compacted or supercompacted liquid or powder cleaningcompositions, or other forms, the level of liquid or solid filler in theproduct may be reduced, such that either the same amount of activechemistry is delivered to the wash liquor as compared to noncompactedcleaning compositions, or in some examples, the cleaning composition ismore efficient such that less active chemistry is delivered to the washliquor as compared to noncompacted compositions. For example, the washliquor may be formed by contacting the cleaning composition to water insuch an amount so that the concentration of cleaning composition in thewash liquor is from above 0 g/l to 6 g/l. In some examples, theconcentration may be from about 0.5 g/l to about 5 g/l, or to about 3.0g/l, or to about 2.5 g/l, or to about 2.0 g/l, or to about 1.5 g/l, orfrom about 0 g/l to about 1.0 g/l, or from about 0 g/l to about 0.5 g/l.These dosages are not intended to be limiting, and other dosages may beused that will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Buffer System

The cleaning compositions described herein may be formulated such that,during use in aqueous cleaning operations, the wash water will have a pHof between about 7.0 and about 12, and in some examples, between about7.0 and about 11. Techniques for controlling pH at recommended usagelevels include the use of buffers, alkalis, or acids, and are well knownto those skilled in the art. These include, but are not limited to, theuse of sodium carbonate, citric acid or sodium citrate, lactic acid orlactate, monoethanol amine or other amines, boric acid or borates, andother pH-adjusting compounds well known in the art.

The cleaning compositions herein may comprise dynamic in-wash pHprofiles. Such cleaning compositions may use wax-covered citric acidparticles in conjunction with other pH control agents such that (i)about 3 minutes after contact with water, the pH of the wash liquor isgreater than 10; (ii) about 10 minutes after contact with water, the pHof the wash liquor is less than 9.5; (iii) about 20 minutes aftercontact with water, the pH of the wash liquor is less than 9.0; and (iv)optionally, wherein, the equilibrium pH of the wash liquor is in therange of from about 7.0 to about 8.5.

UV Absorbers—in certain consumer product embodiments of the presentinvention, the photo-responsive encapsulates of the present inventionmay be stabilized against premature release by exposure to light of asufficient wavelength during storage by incorporation of a suitableUV-absorbing ingredients into the composition. Any suitable UV-absorbingcomposition may be employed, but particularly preferred are those whichdo not impart an unpleasant color or odor to the composition, and whichdo not adversely affect the rheology of the product. Non-limitingexamples of UV-absorbing ingredients include avobenzone, cinoxate,ecamsule, menthyl anthranilate, octyl methoxycinnamate, octylsalicylate, oxybenzone, sulisobenzone, and combinations thereof.Applicants have surprisingly found that the use of such UV-absorbingingredients do not compromise the light-activated performance ofencapsulates of the present invention. Without wishing to be bound bytheory, it is believed that in many consumer product applications, e.g.,cleaning compositions including laundry detergents, shampoos and bodywashes, the UV absorbing ingredient is washed down the drain while theencapsulates of the present invention are retained in an efficaciousamount on the surface of interest where they are available to releasetheir contents on subsequent exposure to light of a sufficientwavelength. In other cleaning compositions or leave-on consumerproducts, e.g., floor cleaning compositions, drapery and upholsteryrefreshers, body lotions, and hair styling products, it is believed thatthe UV-absorbing ingredients dry down to a thin film after application,allowing the encapsulates of the present invention to sit atop or extendabove the film. This allows and efficacious amount of light of thedesired wavelength to reach the encapsulates and effect the release ofthe benefit agents.

EXAMPLES

While particular embodiments of the present invention have beenillustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in theart that various other changes and modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is thereforeintended to cover in the appended claims all such changes andmodifications that are within the scope of this invention.

Example 1

An aminoester terminated polydimethylsiloxane is produced as follows:

A carboxypropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane, DMS-B31 (25.00 g;28,000 MW; Available from Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.) is combinedwith N,N-dimethylethanolamine (0.64 g;

Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture is heatedwhile stirring for 16 hours at 180° C. with removal of water, afterwhich the mixture is placed under reduced pressure to remove excessN,N-dimethylethanolamine. The reaction product is analyzed via ¹H NMRand contains the ester functionality.

Example 2

An amino/methacryloyloxy Michael Adduct terminated polydimethylsiloxaneis produced as follows:

A methacryloyloxypropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane, DMS-R31 (95.00g; 25,000 MW;

Available from Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.) is combined withethylenediamine (3.65 g;

Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.) and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol(24.21 g; Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture isheated while stirring for 16 hours at 135° C., after which the mixtureis placed under reduced pressure to remove excess ethylenediamine. Thereaction product is analyzed via ¹H NMR and contains theamino/methacryloyloxy Michael Adduct functionality.

Example 3

An aminoester terminated polydimethylsiloxane is produced as follows:

A carbinol (hydroxy) terminated polydimethylsiloxane, DMS-C23 (100.00 g;10,000 MW;

Available from Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.) is combined withbeta-alanine (7.13 g; Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). Themixture is heated while stirring for 16 hours at 180° C. with removal ofwater. The reaction product is analyzed via ¹H NMR and contains theester functionality.

Example 4

An aminoester terminated polydimethylsiloxane is produced as follows:

A carbinol (hydroxy) terminated polydimethylsiloxane, DMS-C23 (100.00 g;10,000 MW;

Available from (iciest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.) is combined withN,N-dimethyl-β-alanine (9.37 g; Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis,Mo.). The mixture is heated while stirring for 16 hours at 180° C. withremoval of water, after which the mixture is placed under reducedpressure to remove excess N,N-dimethyl-β-alanine. The reaction productis analyzed via ¹H NMR and contains the ester functionality.

Example 5

An amino/methacryloyloxy Michael Adduct side chain polydimethylsiloxaneis produced as follows:

A (methacryloxypropyl)methylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer, RMS-033(5.00 g; 2600 Functional Group MW; Available from Gelest, Inc.,Morrisville, Pa.) is combined with ethylenediamine (0.47 g; Availablefrom Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.) and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol (1.37 g;Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture is heatedwhile stirring for 16 hours at 135° C., after which the mixture isplaced under reduced pressure to remove excess ethylenediamine. Thereaction product is analyzed via ¹H NMR and contains theamino/methacryloyloxy Michael Adduct functionality.

Example 6

An aminoester side chain polydimethylsiloxane is produced as follows:

A carbinol (hydroxy) side chain polydimethylsiloxane, CMS-222 (100.00 g;2000 Functional Group MW; Available from Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.)is combined with N,N-dimethyl-β-alanine (23.43 g; Available fromSigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture is heated while stirring for16 hours at 180° C. with removal of water, after which the mixture isplaced under reduced pressure to remove excess N,N-dimethyl-β-alanine.The reaction product is analyzed via ¹H NMR and contains the esterfunctionality.

Example 7

An aminoester side chain polydimethylsiloxane is produced as follows:

A carbinol (hydroxy) side chain polydimethylsiloxane, CMS-222 (100.00 g;2000 Functional Group MW; Available from Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.)is combined with beta-alanine (17.82 g; Available from Sigma-Aldrich,St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture is heated while stirring for 16 hours at180° C. with removal of water. The reaction product is analyzed via ¹HNMR and contains the ester functionality.

Example 8

An aminoester terminated polydimethylsiloxane is produced as follows:

A carboxydecyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane, DMS-B12 (25.00 g; 1000MW; Available from Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pa.) is combined withN,N-dimethylethanolamine (17.83 g;

Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture is heatedwhile stirring for 16 hours at 180° C. with liberation of water, afterwhich the mixture is placed under reduced pressure to remove excessN,N-dimethylethanolamine. The reaction product is analyzed via ¹H NMRand contains the ester functionality.

Example 9

An (Aminoester)methylsiloxane-Dimethylsiloxane copolymer is produced asfollows:

A (Carboxydecyl)methylsiloxane-Dimethylsiloxane copolymer, (25.00 g; 488g/mol carboxy equivalence) is combined with N,N-dimethylethanolamine(18.27 g; Available from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). The mixture isheated while stirring for 16 hours at 180° C. with liberation of water,after which the mixture is placed under reduced pressure to removeexcess N,N-dimethylethanolamine. The reaction product is analyzed via ¹HNMR and contains the ester functionality.

Example 10—Non-Limiting Examples of Product Formulations Containing aSilicone Compound are Summarized in the Following Table

EXAMPLES (% wt) A B C D E F G H I J FSA ^(a) 14 16.47 14 12 12 16.47 — —5 5 FSA ^(b) — 3.00 — — — FSA ^(c) — — 6.5 — — Ethanol 2.18 2.57 2.181.95 1.95 2.57 — — 0.81 0.81 Isopropyl — — — — — — 0.33  1.22 — —Alcohol Starch ^(d) 1.25 1.47 2.00 1.25 — 2.30 0.5  0.70 0.71 0.42Silicone 0.6 0.75 0.6 0.75 0.37 0.60 0.37 0.6 0.37 0.37 compoundaccording to Examples 1-9 Phase 0.21 0.25 0.21 0.21 0.14 — —  0.14 — —Stabilizing Polymer ^(f) Suds — — — — — — — 0.1 — — Suppressor ^(g)Calcium 0.15 0.176 0.15 0.15 0.30 0.176 — 0.1-0.15 — — Chloride DTPA^(h) 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.007 0.007 0.20 — 0.002 0.002 Preservative5 5 5 5 5 5 — 250 ^(j )  5 5 (ppm) ^(i, j) Antifoam^(k) 0.015 0.0180.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 — — 0.015 0.015 Dye (ppm) 40 40 40 40 40 40 1130-300 30 30 Ammonium 0.100 0.118 0.100 0.100 0.115 0.115 — — — —Chloride HCl 0.012 0.014 0.012 0.012 0.028 0.028 0.016  0.025 0.0110.011 Structurant^(l) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01  0.01 0.01 0.01Neat 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 PerfumeDeionized * * * * * * * * * * Water * Balance ^(a)N,N-di(tallowoyloxyethyl)-N,N-dimethylammonium chloride. ^(b) Methylbis(tallow amidoethyl)2-hydroxyethyl ammonium methyl sulfate. ^(c)Compound of Fatty acid with Methyldiethanolamine in a molar ratio 1.5:1,quaternized with Methylchloride, resulting in a 1:1 molar mixture ofN,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride andN-(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,-hydroxyethyl N,N dimethyl ammonium chloride.^(d) Cationic high amylose maize starch available from National Starchunder the trade name CATO ®. ^(f) Copolymer of ethylene oxide andterephthalate having the formula described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,179 atcol. 15, lines 1-5, wherein each X is methyl, each n is 40, u is 4, eachR1 is essentially 1,4-phenylene moieties, each R2 is essentiallyethylene, 1,2-propylene moieties, or mixtures thereof. ^(g) SE39 fromWacker ^(h) Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. ^(i) KATHON ® CGavailable from Rohm and Haas Co. “PPM” is “parts per million.” ^(j)Gluteraldehyde ^(k)Silicone antifoam agent available from Dow CorningCorp. under the trade name DC2310. ^(l)Hydrophobically-modifiedethoxylated urethane available from Rohm and Haas under the tradenameAculan 44.

Example 11—Silicone Compounds in Dry Laundry Formulations

% w/w granular laundry detergent composition Component A B C D E F GBrightener 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 Soap 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6Ethylenediamine disuccinic acid 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Acrylate/maleate copolymer 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Hydroxyethanedi(methylene 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 phosphonic acid) Mono-C₁₂₋₁₄alkyl, di-methyl, 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 mono-hydroxyethylquaternary ammonium chloride Linear alkyl benzene 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.10.2 0.1 Linear alkyl benzene 10.3 10.1 19.9 14.7 10.3 17 10.5 sulphonateMagnesium sulphate 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Sodium carbonate 19.519.2 10.1 18.5 29.9 10.1 16.8 Sodium sulphate 29.6 29.8 38.8 15.1 24.419.7 19.1 Sodium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Zeolite 9.6 9.48.1 18 10 13.2 17.3 Photobleach particle 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2Blue and red carbonate speckles 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 EthoxylatedAlcohol AE7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tetraacetyl ethylene diamine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.90.9 0.9 0.9 agglomerate (92 wt % active) Citric acid 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.41.4 1.4 PDMS/clay agglomerates 10.5 10.3 5 15 5.1 7.3 10.2 (9.5% wt %active PDMS) Polyethylene oxide 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Enzymes e.g.Protease (84 mg/g 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 active), Amylase (22 mg/gactive) Suds suppressor agglomerate 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 (12.4 wt% active) Sodium percarbonate (having 7.2 7.1 4.9 5.4 6.9 19.3 13.1 from12% to 15% active AvOx) Perfume oil 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Solidperfume particles 0.4 0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 Silicone compound according1.3 2.4 1 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.7 to Examples 1-9 Balance Water * * * * * * * *

Example 12—Liquid Laundry Formulations (HDLs) Comprising SiliconeCompounds

Ingredient HDL 1 HDL 2 HDL3 HDL4 HDL 5 HDL 6 Alkyl Ether Sulphate 0.000.50 12.0 12.0 6.0 7.0 Dodecyl Benzene 8.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 SulphonicAcid Ethoxylated Alcohol 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 Citric Acid 5.0 3.0 3.05.0 2.0 3.0 Fatty Acid 3.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 Ethoxysulfated 1.9 1.21.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 hexamethylene diamine quaternized Diethylene triaminepenta 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 methylene phosphonic acid Enzymes 1.200.80 0 1.2 0 0.8 Brightener (disulphonated 0.14 0.09 0 0.14 0.01 0.09diamino stilbene based FWA) Cationic hydroxyethyl 0 0 0.10 0 0.200 0.30cellulose Poly(acrylamide-co- 0 0 0 0.50 0.10 0 diallyldimethylammoniumchloride) Hydrogenated Castor Oil 0.50 0.44 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 StructurantBoric acid 2.4 1.5 1.0 2.4 1.0 1.5 Ethanol 0.50 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1,2propanediol 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.01 0.01 Glutaraldehyde 0 0 19 ppm 0 13 ppm0 Diethyleneglycol (DEG) 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 2,3-Methyl-1,3- 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0propanediol (M pdiol) Mono Ethanol Amine 1.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 NaOH SufficientTo pH 8 pH 8 pH 8 pH 8 pH 8 pH 8 Provide Formulation pH of: SodiumCumene 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 Sulphonate (NaCS) Silicone (PDMS) emulsion 0.0030.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 Perfume 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6Polyethyleneimine 0.01 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.05 Silicone compound 1.005.00 1.00 2.00 0.10 0.80 according to Examples 1-9 Water Balance BalanceBalance Balance Balance Balance to 100% to 100% to 100% to 100% to 100%to 100%

Example 13

Examples of free flowing particles products that comprise siliconecompound according to the present invention and/or microcapsule. Thetable below also exemplifies combinations which comprise also perfumefree and in microcapsules or combinations of these with aforementionedcombinations with malodor reduction materials and/or compositions. Thetable also exemplifies compositions having only malodor reductionmaterials and/or compositions free, in microcapsules and combinationsthereof that have little to no fragrance to provide a product that isessentially ‘fragrance free’

COMPOSITION 1 2 3 4 Component % Wt Active % Wt Active % Wt Active % WtActive Polyethylene glycol 70-99  0-20 0-29 0-40 Clay 0-29 0-20 0-200-10 NaCl 0-29 50-99  0-29 0-40 Na2SO4 0-10 0-10 0-10 0-5  Urea 0-290-29 0-99 0-40 Polysaccharide 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-5  Zeolite 0-29 0-29 0-290-5  Plasticizers/Solvents Starch/Zeolite 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-5  Silica0-5  0-5  0-5  0-5  Metal oxide 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-29 Metal catalyst0.001-0.5   0.001-0.5   0.001-0.5   0.001-0.5   Opacifier 0-5  0-5  0-1 0-1  Free Perfume 0-5  0-5  0-5  0-5  Total Silicone compound according0.001-10    0.001-4.5   0.001-3    0.001-7.5   to Examples 1-9 andoptional microcapsules Balance Water* * * * * COMPOSITION 5 6 7 8Component % Wt Active % Wt Active % Wt Active % Wt Active Polyethyleneglycol 70-99  0-20 0-29 0-40 Clay 0-29 0-20 0-20 0-10 NaCl 0-29 50-99 0-29 0-40 Na2SO4 0-10 0-10 0-10 0-5  Urea 0-29 0-29 0-99 0-40Polysaccharide 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-5  Zeolite 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-5 Plasticizers/Solvents Starch/Zeolite 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-5  Silica 0-5 0-5  0-5  0-5  Metal oxide 0-29 0-29 0-29 0-29 Metal catalyst0.001-0.5   0.001-0.5   0.001-0.5   0.001-0.5   Opacifier 0-5  0-5  0-1 0-1  Total Silicone compound according 0.001-10    0.001-4.5  0.001-3    0.001-7.5   to Examples 1-9 and optional microcapsulesBalance Water* * * * * (1) PEG (2) Clay (3) Urea (4) Polysaccharide,mostly starches, unmodified starches, starch derivatives, acid-modifiedstarch and kappa carrageenan (5) Zeolite (6) Starch/Zeolite - SEA (7)Metal oxides - non-limiting examples - TiO2, ZnO, MnO (8) Metalcatalysts (9) Opacifier

The dimensions and values disclosed herein are not to be understood asbeing strictly limited to the exact numerical values recited. Instead,unless otherwise specified, each such dimension is intended to mean boththe recited value and functionally equivalent range surrounding thatvalue. For example, a dimension disclosed as “40 mm” is intended to mean“about 40 mm”.

Every document cited herein, including any cross referenced or relatedpatent or application and any patent application or patent to which thisapplication claims priority or benefit thereof, is hereby incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety unless expressly excluded orotherwise limited. The citation of any document is not an admission thatit is prior art with respect to any invention disclosed or claimedherein or that it alone, or in any combination with any other referenceor references, teaches, suggests or discloses any such invention.Further, to the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in thisdocument conflicts with any meaning or definition of the same term in adocument incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assignedto that term in this document shall govern.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have beenillustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in theart that various other changes and modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is thereforeintended to cover in the appended claims all such changes andmodifications that are within the scope of this invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A silicone compound comprising a silicone moiety,a moiety comprising a functional group and a moiety comprising acleavable bond, said moiety comprising said cleavable bond linking saidsilicone moiety and said moiety comprising said functional group.
 2. Thesilicone compound according to claim 1 wherein said silicone moiety hasthe formula:[R₁R₂R₃SiO_(1/2)]_((j+2l+2))[R₄R₅SiO_(2/2)]_(m)[R₆SiO_(3/2)]_(j)[SiO_(4/2)]_(l)wherein: a) j is an integer from 0 to 150; b) m is an integer from 0 to1500; c) l is an integer from 0 to 150; with the provisio j+m+l equalsan integer greater than or equal to 1; d) each of R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅ andR₆ moiety is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH,C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ substitutedaryl, C₆-C₃₂ alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl, C₁-C₃₂ alkoxy andC₁-C₃₂ substituted alkoxy, and —X_(t)-A-Y, where in index t is 0 or 1,with the provisio that at least one of the moieties R₁ throughR₆=—X_(t)-A-Y; (i) each X moiety is independently, a substituted orunsubstituted divalent alkylene radical comprising 1-24 carbon atoms;(ii) each A moiety is independently selected from the group consistingof

 E=electron withdrawing group;

E=electron withdrawing group; E=electron withdrawing group;

 wherein T is selected from an electron withdrawing group E or R₇, withthe proviso that at least one T is E; each R₇ moiety for each A moietyis independently selected from the group consisting of H, C₁-C₃₂ alkyl,C₁-C₃₂ substituted alkyl, C₆-C₃₂ aryl, C₅-C₃₂ substituted aryl, C₆-C₃₂alkylaryl, C₆-C₃₂ substituted alkylaryl; and each Z for each A moiety isindependently selected from the group consisting of:

where p is an integer from 1-32; (ii) each Y is independently selectedfrom the group consisting of a C₁-C₃₂ alkyl, a C₅-C₃₂ aryl, and a C₆-C₃₂alkylaryl comprising at least one substituent selected from the groupconsisting of an ether moiety, an alkene moiety, an alkyne moiety, analdehyde moiety, a ketone moiety, an ester moiety, a carbonate moiety,an amide moiety, a nitrile moiety, a peroxide moiety, an acetal moiety,a hemiacetal moiety, a hemiketal moiety, a ketal moiety, an orthoestermoiety, orthocarbonate ester, an imine moiety, an imide moiety, an azidemoiety, an azo moiety, a cyanate moiety, a nitrate moiety, a nitritemoiety, a nitro moiety, a nitroso moiety, an oxime, a sulfide moiety, adisulfide moiety, a sulfoxide moiety, a sulfone moiety, a sulfinic acidmoiety, a sulfonic acid moiety, a thiocyanate moiety, a thione moiety, athial moiety, a phosphine moiety, a phosphonic acid moiety, a phosphatemoiety, a phosphodiester moiety, a boronic acid moiety, a boronic estermoiety, a borinic acid moiety, a borinic ester moiety, an amino moiety,an epoxy moiety, an alkoxy moiety, a hydroxy moiety, a thiol moiety, ahalide moiety, an oxyalkylene moiety, an anhydride moiety, a carboxymoiety, a silane moiety, a siloxane moiety and a quaternary ammoniummoiety.
 3. A silicone compound according to claim 2 wherein each Amoiety is independently selected from the group consisting of


4. A silicone compound according to claim 1 wherein each Y moiety isindependently selected from the group consisting of

wherein b is 0 or 1 with the proviso that when b=1 then, the positivecharge on the nitrogen is balanced by a suitable anion.
 5. A siliconecompound according to claim 2 wherein each A-Y moiety is independentlyselected from the group consisting of:

wherein b is 0 or 1 with the proviso that when b=1 the positive chargeon the nitrogen is balanced by a suitable anion and each Z for each A-Ymoiety is independently selected from the group consisting of:

where p is an integer from 1-32.
 6. A consumer product compositioncomprising: a.) from about 0.001% to about 10% of a silicone compoundaccording to claim 1; and b.) a consumer product ingredient.
 7. Aconsumer product according to claim 6, said consumer product being acleaning and/or treatment composition.
 8. A cleaning and/or treatmentcomposition according to claim 7 comprising a consumer productingredient selected from the group consisting of surfactants, color carepolymers, deposition aids, surfactant boosting polymers, pH adjusters,product color stabilizers, preservatives, solvents, builders, chelatingagents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzymestabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach, bleach activators, polymericdispersing agents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents,brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, UV absorbers, perfume, anadditional perfume delivery system, structure elasticizing agents,thickeners/structurants, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes,oligoamines, processing aids, hueing agents, pigments and mixturesthereof.
 9. A consumer product comprising a silicone compound accordingto claim 1 and packaging, said silicone compound being attached oradhered to said packaging.
 10. A display comprising a silicone compoundaccording to claim 1 and a display material, said silicone compoundbeing attached or adhered to said display material.
 11. A method oftreating and/or cleaning a situs, said method comprising a.) optionallywashing and/or rinsing said situs; b.) contacting said situs with asilicone compound according to claim 1; and c.) optionally washingand/or rinsing said situs.
 12. A situs treated with a silicone compoundaccording to claim 1.